I am getting an error "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: 'Exception from HRESULT: 0x80045039'", when I use GetVoices method my code: Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim SAPI SAPI = CreateObject("SAPI.SPVoice") SAPI.voice = SAPI.GetVoices.Item(0) SAPI.Speak("hello world) End Sub when removing the following line the code works fine: API.voice = [...] read more