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                           README.TXT
                Driver & Utility V2.8 Build 260.20
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 (c) Copyright Philips Austria GmbH - Speech Processing, 1996-2011
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This file contains last minute information.

Contents
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1.  Note
2.  Limitations
3.  Known problems

1. Note
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- You can find a 2.9 beta version of Speech Control under \Tools\Speech Control 2.9.270.03 beta. That version supports extended Dragon commands.

2. Limitations
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- Windows 2000 and Windows XP64 are not supported

3. Known problems
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- After a silent upgrade or repair installation of PDCC the PC has to be restarted if an old version of PDCC was running during installation.

- Power Save mode

  When Laptops go into system standby mode and hard disk sleep
  mode, they must be returned to normal operation mode before 
  recording can start.
  
- .Net Framework Installation 

  The installation of Microsoft .NET framework might take some minutes.

- Your screen flickers when you start Philips Speech Control or other applications using WPF technology 
  in a Windows Server 2003 terminal server session.
  To fix this problem please use the following link from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955692/en-us

- On Windows 2008 server Desktop experience has to be installed

- Please make sure to always use the latest DirectX and Video card drivers on your computer

- On Windows7 .net 3.5.1 feature shuld not be turned off

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