Microsoft Agent 2.0

Those still using computers running Windows 95, 98 or NT might have occasionally stumbled across some errors triggered by the fact that they do not have Microsoft Agent installed on their PC. This situation no longer occurs on machines running newer operating systems since these already have Microsoft Agent bundled within them.

If you have come across such an error, you need to install Microsoft Agent, then run any compatible app and notice that it runs smoothly.

Most notably, Microsoft Agent was used for the development of the famous Office Assistants, namely Clipit, The Dot, Hoverbot and The Genius.

Due to this technology, one could create conversational interfaces for websites and software solutions alike, as it supported animations, interactivity and flexibility.

The main purpose of this technology was to encourage more people to use their computers by providing them with a ‘natural way’ of communicating with their PC. The characters created with Microsoft Agent could speak (thanks to an integrated text-to-speech engine or previously recorded audio tracks) and some of them could even interpret and follow spoken commands.

In other words, developers who resorted to Microsoft Agent had the possibility to come up with appealing apps that supported more types of interaction, in addition to the standard mouse and keyboard.

It needs to be mentioned that Microsoft Agent is considered to be deprecated ever since Windows 7 was launched and that is no longer available for any operating systems released afterwards.