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When you upgrade from a computer running Microsoft Windows 98 with Syntha-Voice Computers' Slimware Window Bridge version 2.56 installed, the terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) Setup program loaded into the Autoexec.bat file may not be able to start.

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Article ID: 250084 - Last Review: January 27, 2007 - Revision: 1.2

Slimware Window Bridge Voice Synthesizer Setup May Not Start After Upgrade to Windows Me

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This article was previously published under Q250084

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade from a computer running Microsoft Windows 98 with Syntha-Voice Computers' Slimware Window Bridge version 2.56 installed, the terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) Setup program loaded into the Autoexec.bat file may not be able to start.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because older versions of Slimware Window Bridge are not compatible with Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact Syntha-Voice to see about obtaining the latest version of the Slimware Window Bridge program that is compatible with Windows Me.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Slimware Window Bridge uses settings in the the Autoexec.bat file to run. Windows Me does not load settings in the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys file. For additional information about real mode removal from Windows Me, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
269524  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=269524/EN-US/ ) Overview of Real Mode Removal from Windows Millennium Edition

For additional information about the Slimware Window Bridge product, contact Syntha-Voice Computers at the following Syntha-Voice Web site:

http://www.synthavoice.on.ca (http://www.synthavoice.on.ca) .

For information about how to contact Syntha-Voice Computers, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
65416  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=65416/EN-US/ ) Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=60781/EN-US/ ) Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=60782/EN-US/ ) Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z


The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.


APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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