Saturday, 10 October 2015

Make Windows Greet you with a Custom Voice Message at Startup

Here i will show you a computer trick which will greet  you with a custom voice message at startup. Basically we will be creating vbscript to perform this trick.
To use this trick, follow the instructions given below:-

1. Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad or Windows Key + r and type notepad and press Enter key.

2.  Copy and paste the exact code given below.
Dim speaks, speech
speaks ="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech = CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks

3. Replace Username with your own name.

4. Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as       Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs".

5. Copy the saved file.

6. If C: is your System drive navigate to 
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (In Windows XP)

C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start\Menu\Programs\Startup (In Windows Vista, Windows 7 & Windows 8). 
AppData is a hidden folder. So, you will need to select showing hidden folders in Folder options to locate it.

7. Paste the file.

Now when the next time you start your computer, windows will welcome you in its own computerized voice. 

Note:-  For best results, it is recommended to change sound scheme to No Sounds.
You can change the sound scheme to No Sounds by following the steps given below:-


1.      Go to Control Panel.
2.      Then click on Switch to Classic View.
3.      Then Click on Sounds and Audio Devices.
4.      Then Click on the Sounds Tab.
5.      Select No Sounds from the Sound Scheme option.
6.      If you wish to save your Previous Sound Scheme, you can save it by clicking Yes in the popup menu.
7.      Click on OK.
Try it yourself to see how it works.