When installing VBVoice on a target machine, it's a good idea to strip the installation of all files that are not required at runtime (such as documentation and examples). The VBVoice installation program allows you to install the runtime environment only.
To install only the re-distributable VBVoice binary files:
Run the main setup program from the VBVoice distribution CD.
Follow the normal installation, selecting only the VBVoice Core Binaries in the VBVoice Components Dialog.
For example, to install only VBVoice binary files, select:
The .NET runtime environment requires some additional steps:
Install the .NET v1.1 Framework runtime environment by running the dotnetredist11.exe program located in the Utils directory on the VBVoice distribution CD. Note that dotnetredist11.exe will unzip the actual Microsoft setup program (called dotnetfx.exe) into the directory of your choice. You must start the dotnetfx.exe manually.
Run the main setup program from the distribution CD.
Follow the normal installation. In the VBVoice Components Dialog (as shown above), select VBVoiceCore Binaries and VBVoice.NET Integration components.
When distributing your application, you may want to create and use your own setup program that installs both your application components and the re-distributable VBVoice binaries. In this scenario, VBVoice setup supports the "silent" mode, which installs the selected binaries without presenting the Pronexus user interface.
The silent mode is controlled by the VBVUPGRADE.INI file, in the following format:
[Pronexus]
;(maindir must be in %Program
Files% sub-directory)
Maindir=C:\Program Files\Pronexus
;(VBVoice, RTM, Help)
COMPONENTS=ABC
;(vbv core files, examples, vbvconfig, agentx,
networks, .net)
VBV_SUB=ABCDEFGH
;(vbf core files, help, examples)
VBF_SUB=ABCDE
;(US English, UK English, French, German,
Italian, Spanish Castilian,Spanish American, Japanese)
LANGUAGES=ABCDEFGH
LANGDEFAULT=US English
;(ULAW, ALAW)
WAVEFORMAT=A or B
;(Dialogic, Rhetorex, Tapi, Simulator, None, IntelHMP)
CARDLETT=A or B or...
;Name of RTM Server
running on network example 'Server'
HOSTINI=
;Install support for Dialogic ISDN (False,True)
ISDN=A or B
[Pronexus]
Maindir=C:\Program Files\Pronexus
COMPONENTS=A
VBV_SUB=A
A path to the VBVUPGRADE.INI file may be specified on the command line when starting the VBVoice Setup program from a command shell. For example: ">setup /p c:\MyInstalls" will look for the VBVUPGRADE.INI file in the MyInstalls directory. If path is not specified on the command line, the VBVoice Setup program will look for the VBVUPGRADE.INI file in the Windows temporary directory, as defined by the environment variable %TEMP%
When running the VBVoice Setup program from a command line, the following help screen may be displayed by using the "/?" parameter": ">setup /?".
The VBVoice Setup program registers all VBVoice components as required. No additional registration is required.
The VBVoice Setup program (Setup.exe) is located in the Installs directory on the distribution CD.
In addition to VBVoice binaries, you must install the appropriate voice card driver. Pronexus recommends that using the setup programs provided on the VBVoice Drivers CD.