E-triloquist is distributed as-is without support or warranty. Install at your own risk. If you have trouble installing or using E-triloquist, please check the Trouble-Shooting Tips below for help on common E-triloquist problems, especially with the installation process. If you fill out our Contact Form, we will try to resolve your problem. Suggestions on program improvements and feedback in general also welcomed. Success stories are especially welcomed!
E-triloquist Trouble-Shooting Tips:
Download
- Can't connect, or other errors starting the download: Sometimes the server gets busy and can't handle all the requests. Try again in an hour or two....
Install
- not a valid Win32 application: This error indicates that the download did not finish 100% (the download was interrupted or did not complete for some reason). The downloaded file should be 1.99mb for Vista and Windows 7 or 11.8Mb for Windows XP with the Mike and Mary voices. Delete the partially downloaded file and then try the download again. Please Contact Us if you continue to have problems with the download.
E-triloquist Runs, but not perfectly
First make sure you are on the latest version. In E-triloquist, go to "Help" and then "Check for Program Updates...". This will connect you to the E-triloquist web site and instruct you on how to upgrade if you are not on the most recent version.Solving problems with the current version:
- SAPI 5.1 is not there, and there is no speech: This usually happens if you install version 5.7 of E-triloquist "with voices" on a Vista or Windows-7 computer. In E-triloquist try going to View, Options..., click on the "Voices" tab and select the "Anna" voice. Then try speaking. If the Microsoft Mike and Mary voices are listed, then you'll want to go to Control Panel Add/Remove programs and uninstall them. Those voices do not work on Vista or Windows-7.
- Automation Error when selecting a Voice: Some programs now include pop-up characters which provide help and talk to you. Unfortunately, their voices are only partially compatible with E-triloquist. If you have one or more of these voices installed, E-triloquist may try to use that voice and will fail. In the Voices list (under "Options" in E-triloquist), these voices may be listed as "TruVoice". Avoid selecting one of these voices. If the error happens when you start E-triloquist, go to the "Options" menu, then the "Voices" tab. List the voices, select a different voice, and click "OK". You may need to close and re-start E-triloquist to get it to work.
- E-triloquist speaks once, then won't speak again: Same problem with the TruVoice voices.
- First try to select a different voice (preferably by a different manufacturer) and see if that solves the problem.
- If that does not work, Go to the View menu and select "Options...", then check the "Allow speech to be buffered" option.
If all else fails, or you're just unsure, Contact Us with the specifics of your difficulty and we will do what we can to help.