Corrent version of Windows 7 misses the registry section[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Speech\Voices\Preview]used in the past to specify the language specific preview sentence; such sentence was read by a SAPI5 TTS if a language specific voice was selected from the Speech Control Panel applet.Is this just a forgetfulness or is it intentional removed?

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Hello,This key even does not exist in Windows Vista. But you can manually import the 'Preview ' key to Win7. It works fine, I have tried it. Download the reg from here. Thomas77

Dear Tomas, many thanks for your file but I do not need it because I already had it. My question was: why such registry section is missing in Windows 7 (and Vista - I didn't know that; thank you for it)? Is it a Microsoft's bug? Will it be fixed?

Hello,I do not think this is a bug because in windows vista this key also does not exist. It shuold be intentional removed for some reasons. I suggest you can send a feedback to Microsoft:http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/execmail/feedback.mspxThomas77

Sorry, but the Microsoft feedback link supplied is quite obscure and pleanty of wrong/obsolete links (e.g. "Alternatively, you may send us a product suggestion or feature request. Product enhancement suggestions can include improvements to existing products, suggestions for additional features, or ways to make our products easier to use." Do you have a more precise link? Thanks in advance.