I am having problems using a 32-bit voice on a 64-bit system (windows 7). I tried accessing and setting my installed 32-bit voices via
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Speech\SpeechUX\sapi.cpl, but whenever I open my Word application (Microsoft Word, Excel) the TTS setting reverts back to the default Microsoft Anna.
I heard I could do this by editing my registry files, but I haven't been able to accomplish that. Can anyone help me with a step to step process? I am not tech savvy, so if you could be as detailed as possible, please do.
Update:
In my registry, by merging the strings at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Speech\Voices\Tokens
with
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Speech\Voices\Tokens\,
I have successfully got the installed 32-bits voices to show at the control panel TTS settings.
However, the voice doesn't have audio as I get a "This voice cannot be played" error when I try to preview it via the same settings page.
Nonetheless, when I access the TTS settings using this direct link
C:\Windows\sysWOW64\speech\SpeechUX\SAPI.cpl,
the 32-bit voice plays in the preview, but once my Word (64-bit) application opens, it reverts to Microsoft Anna.
