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Speak Aloud 2.0

What is Speak Aloud?

Convert text to wav, mp3, ogg, speak text aloud.

About  (from Guangming Software)

Read text aloud with support for SAPI4 or SAPI5 compliant voices; Convert text to audio on the fly. i.e. text to wav, text to mp3, text to wma, text to ogg, text to vox, text to au and text to aiff format; Convert without temporary files generated, save your hard disk; Support batch conversion; Convert text to swf spee...  Read more

Overview

Speak Aloud 2.0 is a program developed by Guangming Software. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 7.7 MB (8,073,641 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 15% of users of Speak Aloud come from Peru, it is also popular in Spain and Mexico.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.guangmingsoft.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Speak Aloud\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Speak Aloud\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 7.7 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Speak Aloud 2.0

  • TTSObj.dll - Active TTS Component (TTSObj)
  • SpeakAloud.exe - SpeakAloud (Speak Text Aloud)
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
  • msttss22L.exe (by Microsoft) - Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System (Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor)
  • pdftotext.exe
  • spchapi.exe (by Microsoft)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CDRipper\unins000.exe'.

How do I remove Speak Aloud?

You can uninstall Speak Aloud from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Speak Aloud 2.0, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Speak Aloud.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win XP 6%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#38,306

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.52%
Windows 10 25.93%
Windows XP 5.56%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.33%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.81%
Windows 10 Pro 7.41%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.56%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 5.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

14.81% of installs come from Peru
Which countries install it?
  Peru 14.81%
  Spain 11.11%
  Mexico 9.26%
  United States 7.41%
  Colombia 7.41%
  Argentina 7.41%
  Ecuador 5.56%
  Germany 5.56%
  Canada 5.56%
  Chile 3.70%
  TN 3.70%
  BY 3.70%
  BO 1.85%
  Brazil 1.85%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.57%
Acer 22.86%
ASUS 20.00%
GIGABYTE 8.57%
Dell 5.71%
Lenovo 5.71%
Intel 2.86%
Alienware 2.86%
American Megatrends 2.86%
Common models
Hewlett-Packard 23-b037la 5.56%
TOSHIBA Satellite L855 2.78%
TOSHIBA Satellite C660 2.78%
Sony VPCZ110GL 2.78%
Sony VGN-FZ240E 2.78%
PCCHIPS P47G 2.78%

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