Let your Computer Speak current time and date on startup

After reading this tutorial; you will be able to make your Windows 7 Computer speak the current time and date every time you log on.

You might be interested on other similar automated voice oriented tutorial using VB scripts, like:

• Your computer will greet you with a custom speech
• Your computer will shut down from a right click option with custom speech
• Your computer will speak the current time from right click menu

Let us proceed on how to make your Windows 7 computer speak the current date and time on every start up.

Creating the vb script to let your computer speak the current time date

Open Notepad. Write the following things for making your your computer speak and do the things after start up:

Update : Please scroll down to the comments section and do a minute modification collected with literately huge effort by our reader Johnathan Martinez.

 
Set Sapi = Wscript.CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice")Sapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">Welcome back. Today is"</span>Sapi.speak weekdayname(weekday(date))Sapi.speak day(date)Sapi.speak monthname(month(date))Sapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">The current time is</span>"if hour(time) &gt; 12 thenSapi.speak hour(time)-12elseif hour(time) = 0 thenSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">12</span>"elseSapi.speak hour(time)end ifend ifif minute(time) &lt; 10 thenSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">o</span>"if minute(time) &lt; 1 thenSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">clock</span>"elseSapi.speak minute(time)end ifelseSapi.speak minute(time)end ifif hour(time) &gt; 12 thenSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">P.M.</span>"elseif hour(time) = 0 thenif minute(time) = 0 thenSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">Midnight</span>"elseSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">A.M.</span>"end ifelseif hour(time) = 12 thenif minute(time) = 0 thenSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">Noon</span>"elseSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">P.M.</span>"end ifelseSapi.speak "<span style="color: #ff0000;">A.M.</span>"end ifend ifend if
 

Save the file as Speaking Clock.vbs for the example above and do not forget to change the file type from text to All files from drop down menu in Notepad before saving it. Obviously, you can save with any name you like.

The red texts are what the computer will speak. For example, you can change the greetings from “Welcome back” to anything you like.

Double clicking the file will speak as you want.

Automate what the computer will on startup

Automating the script to run so that your computer will speak on each startup can be done in two ways:

• By using task scheduler, like we did to create an alarm clock
• Or by placing it to the startup folder

We will place it in the Startup folder.

Click the Start-Button, choose œAll Programs and you will find it as a folder named Startup. Right Click it and choose Open or Explore:

Copy the VBS file you have created and paste there. You must be logged on as Admin. A security prompt will come, just accept it.

Just restart your Windows 7 computer and you will hear your computer will speak the things you defined in the script.

To disable it, just delete the file from startup folder.

Downloads for Let your Computer Speak current time and date on startup tutorial

As usually the required file for your computer to speak is here for your download.

The rar file is password protected, type thecustomizewindows.com as the password.