Microsoft Agent Components

Student CD: Main directory

Student CD Main Directory

Power Point directory contains a power point on MicroSoft Agents and the directions on how to use MASH



Student CD: MSAgent directory

MSAgent Subdirectory on Student/Conference CD
  1. Microsoft Agent Core Component:
      (installed on Windows XP, 2000 and ME)
    MSAgentInstall SubDirectory on CD:
    msagent.exe

    Go to Web Ring's Agent Setup web site and follow Step 1:

    Agent Web Ring Link Button
    http://www.msagentring.org/setup.htm

    Hopefully, the auto detect will indicate which programs are installed. On my machine, I have the green light as all are installed. In Windows XP, three of the four are pre-installed including one agent character: Merlin. The following will appear as you go to the above web site:

    Agent Auto Detect Table on above web site

  2. Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice American English Text-to-Speach (TTS) Engine:
     tv_enua.exe
    (This file was left off the CD, if you have Windows 98 you need to install this file)
    Go to Web Ring's Agent Setup web site and follow Step 2:
    http://www.msagentring.org/setup.htm

    Advanced Speech Engine: (This file is not needed for assignments at HCC, unless you want to take you voice through a microphone to convert voice to text)
    spchcpl.exe

    Go to Web Ring's Agent Setup web site and follow Step 3:
    http://www.msagentring.org/setup.htm

  3. The Agent Files:
    (must be placed as *.acs files in Windows Directory):
    c:\windows\msagent\chars
    Microsoft's Merlin Character Microsoft's Peddy Character Microsoft's Robby Character Microsoft's Geni Character
    Microsoft's Four Characters
    (Melin already installed in Windows XP)

    Other Agebnts available through Ring Members
    Many other Agents Available through Agent Ring Members

    (A) Agent Install: (26 on disk)(double click to install, automatically install's agent in correct folder under windows)
         peedy.exe
         merlin.exe
         james.exe
    (A) Agent Copy:(18 on disk)(Copy and Change Read Only Property)
    (must be placed as *.acs files in Windows Directory):
    c:\windows\msagent\chars

         judd.acs
         clocky.acs

  4. BellCraft Technologies: (WYSIWYG editor)
    Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper (MASH)
    MASH Button-Link to Bellcraft Technologies
    Mash 4.5 (30 days free, no expiration) or Mash 7.0 ($25)(30 days free)
    http://www.bellcraft.com/mash/

    WYSIWYG editor to automatically write a Microsoft Agent Script:


  5. For ToolBook you must use OpenScript to program the Agents:
    Use Tom Hall's 8.0 Text ($37.50): Module 11 page 11-14 thru 11-27
    8.5 Text Supplement ($60)-Action Editors: Module 2 pages 2-16 thru 2-34

MSagent Home Page on John Taylor's Web Site


John Taylor's Home Page