How to Copy the Microsoft Speech Recognition Training File to Another Computer

Speech recognition lets you command the computer with a microphone.

No two voices are exactly the same. Because of this, computer voice recognition programs have to be "trained" before they are usable. In the training process, Windows Vista and Windows 7 ask you to speak several sentences aloud. Based on what the computer hears, it makes certain generalizations about your dialect, allowing the voice recognition software to respond to your commands with greater accuracy. If you are changing computers, back up your voice recognition training profile with the Windows Speech Recognition Profile Tool so you can move your profile to the new computer.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Browse to the download page for the Windows Speech Recognition Profile Tool (see Resources). Click the "Continue" button to validate your Windows installation, then scroll down the page and click the "Download" button next to "WSRProfile.exe." Save the file to the desktop.

2. Double-click the file "WSRProfile.exe" on the desktop.

3. Click "Backup my speech profile."

4. Click "Default Speech Profile," or the name of the speech recognition profile that you want to back up. Click "Next."

5. Click the "Browse" button, and navigate to the removable storage device that you would like to use to move the profile to the new computer. Type a name such as "Speech Profile," then click "Save." Windows saves your profile. Click "Close."

6. Move the backed-up speech recognition profile to the second computer using a removable storage device like a CD or USB drive. Move the program "WSRProfile.exe" to the second computer as well, or download it again.

7. Run "WSRProfile.exe" on the second computer, and click "Restore my speech profile."

8. Click the "Browse" button. Navigate to the removable storage device you used to move the speech recognition profile to the second computer, and double-click the profile.

9. Click "Use the current speech profile" to make the backed-up speech recognition profile the default on the second computer.

10. Click "Close."

References

• Vista 4 Beginners: How to Back Up and Restore Your Windows Speech Recognition Profile

Resources

• Microsoft: Windows Speech Recognition Profile Tool