Of course, many of us at the start of Windows would like the system to give out some unique greeting addressed to a strictly defined user, so to speak, in terms of increasing self-esteem. In principle, the question of how to teach a computer to say hello can be solved by several simple methods. But you need to start from exactly what greeting should be used.
How to teach a computer to say hello: changing the startup screen
Let's start with the simplest. The standard screen that appears when the system starts up can be replaced with your own image, on which a greeting like “Hello! How are you?".
Let's say the user has a seventh version system or Windows 8. How to teach a computer how to say hello? Elementary! If we are talking exclusively about the graphical version, you can first simply create a new file in the same standard Paint application that is present on any system, or use the editing of your favorite picture with the addition of the necessary welcome text, and then be sure to save it as defaultBackgroud in JPG format ( other files cannot be set as the initial screen). File size should not exceed 245 Kb, so it’s better not to get carried away with high resolution.
Next, in the registry (regedit), you need to change the value of the OEMBackground key (it can be found by searching through the combination Ctrl + F) from zero to one.
After that, you need to create the info folder in the oobe directory located in the System32 directory, and in it create the backgrounds subdirectory. You need to move the created file to it and reboot the system. After the restart, you will get a screen with welcome text.
How to teach a computer to say hello to you?
As for the voice greeting, which undoubtedly looks much more impressive, you can use the speech synthesis tool that is available in the operating system itself.
Take Windows 7 as an example. How can I teach my computer how to say hello? Everything is simple! To do this, in the standard Notepad, you will need to create a special file with an executable script, which should contain the following text: Set sapi = CreateObject ("sapi.spvoice") sapi.Speak "Privet" (you can enter any other greeting instead of “Privet”) . You can add additional parameters, as shown in the picture below.
Now you need to save the created document by manually installing the VBS extension (and not TXT) for it. For example, it might look like Privet.vbs.
After that, you need to move this object to the startup menu (you can simply drag it to startup by selecting the appropriate section through the Start menu, or use Explorer, navigating to the user directory located in the Users directory on the system drive, through the AppData and Local to the desired section).
After that, you will only have to reboot the system, and after restart you will hear the created voice greeting.
Using a replacement standard melody on boot: preliminary steps
Now a few words about the method, which even most professionals do not know about. Everyone is used to the fact that when the system starts, an easily recognizable melody is played. But far from every user even realizes that it can be easily changed.
How to teach a computer to say hello using such a technique? First, use the recording tool of the system itself or any third-party audio editing program (for example, Adobe Audition). Connect the microphone and after pressing the record button say the welcome text (you can use the built-in device on laptops).
After that, if necessary, make adjustments, remove extraneous noise, add effects and save the file in WAV format. At this preparatory stage can be considered completed.
Direct sound replacement
Next, to implement the plan, you need to download and install utilities like Restorator or PE Explorer and open the imageres.dll file in them (in Windows 7 it is located in the System32 directory, and in the versions below it should be looked for in the Media folder, which is located directly in the Windows root directory )
Before opening the file, you need to completely clear the contents of the rescache directory in the main directory of the system (Windows).
Now the thing is small: just drag the saved WAV-file to the resource 5080 or edit it through the PCM menu (right-click) with the addition of the desired object. After that, it remains only to save the changes and restart the system.
However, it is not necessary to record the greeting yourself. You can use ready-made or similar files by first changing their format (if required) in any program for editing audio or using conventional converters.
Conclusion
These are the main methods that make it easy to set your own greeting in different versions instead of bored images and sound schemes, which are used by default in Windows systems themselves. It remains to add that the Windows voice engine by and large leaves much to be desired, and when recording your own voice with the subsequent replacement of the welcome melody, you can achieve unprecedented realism.