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The Spk2wrt listserv has recently had a discussion on transferring voice files.
One reference provided by the group is http://www.synapseadaptive.com/joel/MovingSpeechFiles.html
And the following is another person's input:
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 13:17:18 -0700
From: spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org
Subject: Re: Transferring Dragon Voice Files
Here are the two methods of transferring Dragon voice files from one
computer to another...Edward S. Rosenthal, President and CEO, Next
Generation Technologies, Inc., 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. - #101, Lynnwood
(Seattle), Wa. 98036-5138. Ph: 425-744-1100/Fx: 425-778-5547. EM:
METHOD #1
The easiest way to move speech files from one machine to another is as follows:
From the already-trained machine, open the NatSpeak folder and copy the entire Users directory.
On the untrained machine, do the following BEFORE INSTALLING DNS: Create a new folder on the harddrive, and name it NatSpeak. Paste the Users directory from the already-trained machine into this folder. THEN install DNS into this NatSpeak directory (which it will choose as its default location anyway.) It will find the user files and will make use of them.
If you have already installed DNS, you can move the Users folder over, then uninstall and reinstall.
This method *almost* always works; if it doesn't, please see the technote entitled "How to transfer NaturallySpeaking voice files" on the Dragon website "Support & Services" page.
One caveat: All machines—even when they're the same make with the same soundcard—sound a little bit different. (If the soundcards are different, they may sound quite different.) For this reason, we have always suggested that users not transfer speech files. The improved accuracy in 4.0 has made this much less of an issue, so you should be safe to proceed. Of course, with 4.0's reduced training time, it's also less tedious to train on multiple machines. I usually suggest that people go ahead and transfer the files, but if the 2nd machine shows worse accuracy than the 1st, creating new speech files specifically for the 2nd machine will probably resolve the problem.
METHOD #2
Here's a step-by-step description of what to do:
(Note! This might appear a bit complicated at first glance, but it's really not.)
On your "Existing" system:
1. Make sure NaturallySpeaking is not running.
2. Go to your \NatSpeak\Users\username\Current\" folder on your hard drive.
3. Use WinZip (or equivalent)/network to copy all files and folders in
this
location removable media/or via network
4. Open the Registry Editor (Start Menu - Run - Regedit) 5. Click on the "+" sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then go to SOFTWARE, DRAGON SYSTEMS, NATURALLYSPEAKING, PROFESSIONAL 3.0/4.0, USERS 6. Select the yellow folder with your "username".
7. Go to the "Registry" menu and select "Export Registry File...".
8. Export the resulting file to floppy (or other media) as well.
On your "New" system:
1. Install NatSpeak on the New Computer.
2. Make sure NaturallySpeaking is not running.
3. Restore your voice files (backed up contents of
NatSpeak\Users\username\Current\ folder) from your removable media to a \NatSpeak\Users\username\Current\ folder on this hard drive. 4. Open the file called "Users.ini" located in the \NatSpeak\Users folder and add your transferred user to the list.
Example: Scott=Scott
(Note, the name to the left of the "=" is the given profile name as it is listed in the Registry, to the right is the directory name. The directory name is usually the first 8 characters of the given profile name.) 5. Save the file and close it.
6. Open the Registry Editor (Start Menu - Run - Regedit) 7. Go to the "Registry" menu and select "Import Registry File...". Point it to the location of the Registry file from your "Home" system and import it. You should get a "success" message upon completion. Close the Registry Editor.
8. Start NaturallySpeaking and open your transferred user. 9. In the NaturallySpeaking application window, go to the "Tools" menu and select "Audio Setup Wizard".
10. Run the Audio Setup Wizard. When done, save your voice files.
11. You're done!
PLEASE NOTE: while both of the above methods have been provided by Dragon Systems neither of them is "supported". That means that if you run into problems with these methods Dragon Systems technical support will not be available to assist you. This is particularly important with the 2nd method which requires alteration of the Registry... if done improperly it can create significant problems.
Cynthia Tam
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