NOTE: DO NOT INSTALL the SAPI 5.1 engine.

NOTE: You need to run the English Language Pack.

If your version of Vista does not have this capability, please have a look at the Vista Non-English, Non-Ultimate, Non-Enterprise Workaround section of this manual.

You will need the Language setting in the speech option to be set to

Microsoft Speech Recognizer 8.0 for Windows (English - US)

Go to your Control Panel and choose Classic view. Then click on Speech Recognition Options:

Microsoft Speech Recognizer 8.0 for Windows (English - US)

Unless you are going to have more than one person using the speech application, leave the Default Profile selected.

Set up the Audio Input then use the Configure Microphone option to set your input levels.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: USE A HIGH-QUALITY MICROPHONE HEADSET.

A high-quality microphone headset will dramatically improve the accuracy of speech recognition by your computer.

VOICE TRAINING - TRAINING - TRAINING!!!

It is of PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE that you do MULTIPLE training sessions. Click the "Train Profile" button and select a session for training (you can do more training at any time). The more training sessions you perform, the better the system will operate!

If you experience any problems, please go to our Support Forum.

DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

Brief Description - April 2007
The Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtime provides updates to 9.0c and previous versions of DirectX — the core Windows technology that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC. It is available here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en

If you experience any problems, please go to our Support Forum.

Installing FSUIPC for FS2002 and FS2004

Right-click on the desktop [Start] Button (bottom, left) and left-click on [Explore]. Then, left-click on:

[your drive name] (C:)

near the top, under My Computer.

Right-click anywhere in the RIGHT PANE and pass (hover) your mouse over: New

Then, slide your mouse over to select [Folder] and left-click the item.

This will create a folder called “New Folder” with the name highlighted permitting you to RENAME the folder.

Type in FSUIPC and press your ENTER key.

This will create a folder called: FSUIPC

This folder is now located at C:\FSUIPC

Then, click the link below:

http://www.schiratti.com/files/dowson/FSUIPC.zip

This will ask you to download a file called: FSUIPC.zip

Click [Save] to save this file to the folder previously created per above: C:\FSUIPC

Since this is a ZIP file, the operating system will likely ask you to UNZIP the contents of the file. UNZIP the file to the folder created above: C:\FSUIPC

After you've done that, right-click on [Start] (bottom, left) and once again, select

[Explore]

Navigate to the C:\FSUIPC folder.

Right-click on the file called: FSUIPC and select [Copy]

Then, Right-click on [Start] (bottom, left) and select [Explore].

Navigate to your simulator's ROOT FOLDER; likely:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Modules\

Right-click on the RIGHT PANE and select

[Paste]

to copy the FSUIPC file to this folder.

The installation is now complete. To confirm that the installation was performed properly, run your FS2002 or FS2004 simulator and look for a menu item called:

Modules

If FSUIPC is listed, then the installation was successful.

If FSUIPC is not listed, then you have NOT properly installed the FSUIPC system.

If you experience any problems, please go to our Support Forum.

Installing FSUIPC4 for FSX

Right-click on the desktop [Start] Button (bottom, left) and left-click on [Explore]. Then, left-click on:

[your drive name] (C:)

near the top, under My Computer.

Right-click anywhere in the RIGHT PANE and pass your mouse over: New

Then, slide your mouse over to select [Folder] and Left-click the item.

This will create a folder called “New Folder” with the name highlighted permitting you to RENAME the folder.

Type in FSUIPC4 and press your ENTER key.

This will create a folder called: FSUIPC4

This folder is now located at C:\FSUIPC4

Then, click the link below:

http://www.schiratti.com/files/dowson/FSUIPC4.zip

This will ask you to download a file called: FSUIPC4.zip

Click [Save] to save this file to the folder previously created per above: C:\FSUIPC4

Since this is a ZIP file, the operating system will likely ask you to UNZIP the contents of the file. UNZIP the file to the folder created above: C:\FSUIPC4

After you've done that, right-click on [Start] (bottom, left) and once again, select

[Explore]

Navigate to the C:\FSUIPC4 folder.

Double-click the file called: Install FSUIPC4

After the installer runs, it will pop up a REGISTRATION page. (Click [Cancel] if you do not wish to register), otherwise, enter your FSUIPC4 registration information.

Finally, let's verify the installation:

Right-click on [Start] (bottom, left) and select [Explore].

Navigate to your simulator's ROOT FOLDER; likely:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\

and verify that the FSUIPC4 file exists within the Modules folder, i.e.,

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4

The installation is now complete. To confirm that the installation was performed properly, run your FSX simulator and look for a menu item called:

Addons

If FSUIPC is listed, then the installation was successful.

If FSUIPC is not listed, then you have NOT properly installed the FSUIPC system.

If you experience any problems, please go to our Support Forum.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NOTES FOR VISTA AND WINDOWS 7 USERS

Disable UAC (User Account Control)
The first time you run It's Your Plane you will need to register to programme with your operating system. This can only be done if you disable UAC. You can re-enable UAC after registration.

Open your Control Panel and select [User Accounts]. You will get a window with a menu called "Make changes to your user account." The last Item is "Turn User Account Control on or off." Click on the item and you will get a new window.

Ensure that the UAC checkbox is UNCHECKED and click OK. If you want to enable UAC after registration, just recheck the UAC checkbox and click OK.

Folder Security
If your simulator is installed under:

C:\Program Files or
C:\Program Files (x86) (Vista 64)

C:\Program Files

are WRITE PROTECTED by default. You may need to right-click on your simulator’s ROOT FOLDER and select [Properties].

Click on the Security tab.

You need to provide “Full control” to ALL users. Click on [Edit] then click the “Full control” checkbox.

Click Apply. Do the same for ALL users.

This will ensure that you have the correct Users' Rights settings when installing new addons for your simulator.

If you experience any problems, please go to our Support Forum.