Do you
always like the way how Computers in movies welcome their users by
calling out their names? I am going to show you how you too can enable similar gesture on your PC and have a computer welcome You!
You can make your computer say
"Welcome to your PC, Username."
Here are the steps to enable this feature :-
1. Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad.
2. Copy and paste the exact code given below.
Dim speaks, speech
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks
3. Replace Username with your own name.
4. Click on File Menu,
Save As,
select All Types in Save as
Type option, and save the file as
Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs".
5. Copy the saved file.
6. Navigate to
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) and to C:\Users\
{User-Name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista) if C:
is your System drive. AppData is a hidden folder. So, you will need to
select showing hidden folders in Folder options to locate it.
7. Paste the file.
When next you start your computer, Windows will welcome you in its own computerized voice.
Note: For best results, it is recommended to change sound scheme to No Sounds.
You can change the sound scheme to No Sounds by following the steps given below:-
Go to Control Panel.
Then click on Switch to Classic View.
Then Click on Sounds and Audio Devices.
Then Click on the Sounds Tab.
Select No Sounds from the Sound Scheme option.
If you wish to save your Previous Sound Scheme, you can save it by clicking Yes in the popup menu.
Click on OK.
