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Method 1: Turn off the speakers or the microphone

To resolve this problem, turn off the speakers or the microphone.

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Method 2: Turn off Windows Speech Recognition

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To resolve this problem, stop playing the audio file, and then configure Windows Speech Recognition so that it will not start by voice command. To do this, follow these steps:

1.	Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit.exe in the Programs list.
2.	In Registry Editor, locate and then click the following registry entry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Speech Preferences
3.	In the Edit menu, point to New, click DWORD (32-bit) Value, type ModeForOff, and then press ENTER.
4.	Double-click ModeForOff, type 1, and then click OK.
5.	Restart the computer.

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Windows Speech Recognition uses the following modes:

For more information about how to use Windows Speech Recognition to operate windows and programs in Windows Vista, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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