Installing Administrative Tools

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Installing Administrative Tools

This topic explains how to install the Microsoft Speech Server (MSS) Administrative Tools on a computer on which MSS has not been installed. These are the same tools that are installed with the MSS Setup. This procedure is typically used to set up a single computer as a remote administration console.

MSS Administrative Tools include:

  • Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in for MSS

  • Support for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) scripting

  • Product documentation, and

  • Sample administrative scripts.

Prerequisites

A computer that is running only Administrative Tools does not need to meet all of the prerequisites for installing the MSS services. Before installing Administrative Tools, verify that the computer is running one of the following operating systems:

  • Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

  • Windows Server 2003

In addition, verify that the computer is running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5. For more information, see Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer.

To install the MSS Administrative Tools

  1. Insert the Microsoft Speech Server 2004 CD. The Setup program launches automatically.

    Note  If Setup does not automatically launch, or if you are installing MSS from a network location: open Windows Explorer, navigate to the drive location of the Microsoft Speech Server CD, and then double-click Setup.exe.

  2. Click Install Microsoft Speech Server.

  3. On the Prerequisites screen, ignore the warnings (with the exceptions noted, above), and click Continue.

  4. Read and accept the End-User License Agreement, and then click Next.

  5. On the Customer Information page, enter the customer information and the 25-digit Product Key, and then click Next.

  6. On the Setup Type page, click Custom and click Next.

  7. On the Custom Install page, clear all the MSS components by clicking the down arrow next to Microsoft Speech Server Components, and selecting "This component will not be available."

  8. Click Next, and click Install.

  9. Click Finish to close Setup.

Remarks

The Product Key is located on the Microsoft Speech Server 2004 CD sleeve and consists of five (5) sets of five (5) characters.

A Product Key is not required for a 180-Day Evaluation Edition or for Volume Licensing customers.

See Also

Adding or Removing Features | Upgrading Speech Server | Removing Speech Server