SIRI won't say my name but it's there in text.

SIRI won't say my name but it's there in text. When I ask it my name it will say it correctly. Example - If I say good morning it will say good morning to you too, (my name) but it doesn't say my name. but the text shows my name. Also, is there a way to make SIRI say good morning or good afternoon when phone is activated?

Have you been mean? Siri's a fickle lady, and likes to hold a grudge

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Could you post your diagnostics for us please?
In iTunes, go "Help > Run Diagnostics". Uncheck the boxes other than DVD/CD tests, as per the following screenshot:
... and click "Next".
When you get through to the final screen:
... click the "Copy to Clipboard" button and paste the diagnostics into a reply here.

HT4906 I have just downloaded Mountain Lion but my iPhoto app cannot be launched as it says the original app cant be found. It takes me to where is says its located but its not there. What to do?

I have just downloaded Mountain Lion but my iPhoto app cannot be launched as it says the original app cant be found. It takes me to where is says its located but its not there. What to do?

Reinstall it?
To re-install iPhoto
1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
/var/db/receipts/
2c: on 10.7 they're at
/private/var/db/receipts
A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
3. Re-install.
If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
If you purchased it on the App Store or have a Recent Mac you can find it in your Purchases List.

After a notice of update, I was unable to use iTunes. It said I had a missing dll file and a Windows error 7. I removed iTunes and tried to reinstall. I selected the download items off the apple site. It says thank you but still not there.

Having problems downloading iTunes. After an update notice, I was unable to open iTunes. I de-installed and attempted to reinstall it and it still won't open.
The first error duirn the update was a dll file missing, then a Windows error 7. The screen on the Apple site say Thank you for downloading, but still not there.

A msi file is short for microsoft installer. It normally is for installation, removal, and maintenance for a program. So iTunes.msi would be used for the updating of the program. For some reason it isnt finding this so we can't update, install, or remove it.
From what I have seen windows installer cleanup utility solved related problems before.
I found this forum about removing and installing a new iTunes. It was about someone who was trying to isntall iTunes, and was looking for msi file and asked for help. Using this should allow you to be able to install iTunes. It won't give you the msi file but will allow you to isntall iTunes over again.
This was what was said.
Another option in case you can't get an msi. (Or even if you can ... the msi's mentioned in the messages may be damaged rather than missing.)
Unfortunately, this sort of trouble has gotten more complicated to deal with ever since Microsoft pulled the Windows Installer CleanUp utility from their Download Center on June 25. First we have to find a copy of the utility.
Let's try Googling. (Best not to use Bing, I think.) Look for a working download site for at least version 3.0 of the Windows Installer CleanUp utility. (The results from mydigitallife and Major Geeks are worth checking.)
After downloading the utility installer file (msicuu2.exe), scan the file for malware, just in case. (I use the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware to do single-file scans for that.)
If the file is clean, to install the utility, doubleclick the msicuu2.exe file you've downloaded.
Now run the utility ("Start > All Programs > Windows Install Clean Up"). In the list of programs that appears in CleanUp, select any iTunes entries and click "Remove".
Restart the PC, and try another iTunes install. Does it go through properly this time?

I downloaded my first book on iBooks and says its downloaded but its not there

I downloaded my first book on iBooks and it says its downloaded but its not in my library.

Did you check on the device you downloaded it on? Did you actually purchase and download the book on your iPad? If so, did you check in the iBooks app? If you downloaded the book on iTunes, did you sync your iPad using iTunes and then check the iBooks app?
You did purchase the iBook at the Apple iBook Store, right?

Siri seems to ignore middle names, but only sometimes

I'm trying to teach Siri that my father is Mark Richard Smith. Mark Smith is a common name in our family. I, my eldest son, and several cousins have that name. But we all have different middle names.
When I tell Siri my father is Mark Richard Smith, Siri gives me a list of all of the Mark Smith's. When I touch the one that is my father (Mark Richard Smith), Siri then gives me a list of the Richard Smith's in my contact list. It is people with the first name of Richard, who have different middle names (not Mark!).
I suppose I can make up unique contract entries to work around this, but it would be great is Siri could handle it.
It seems like a programming problem, but hopefully one of you will tell me something I'm missing.

Are you putting both your father's first and middle names in the first name field? If not, try it. Or put them both in the nickname field (you may have to add that field).

Siri won't recognize certain names in Contacts

When using my iphone 5C (running 7.0.3.) to email, call or text a friend named Chris Ryder, Siri always recommends 2 to 3 different contacts, citing she can't find the contact I'm requesting.
I've deleted his contat info and then created a new contact for him, but Siri still can't identify him. Any suggestions?

Reminders uses data detectors to automatically convert text, or speech via Siri, that refers to date and time into a scheduled date and time (i.e. Today, 6:00 PM). There is no option to turn data detectors off.
However, you can use a word that they do recognize to schedule a time of day after the word "evening". Depending upon the time of day the reminder is made it will either be scheduled for today, or tomorrow if the time of day has already passed.
Spoken lines and the results:
remember parents evening morning
Parents evening
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remember parents evening noon
Parents evening
Today, 12:00 PM
remember parents evening evening
Parents evening
Today, 6:00 PM
remember parents evening night
Parents evening
Today, 7:00 PM
remember parents evening midnight
Parents evening
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Some pictures in iPhoto won't show or copy, but they're there

I'm using iPhoto 9.2.2. Did an update from the App Store just last week but didn't notice if this problem had anything to do with that update.
On some Events, some pictures seem to be missing. At first when I open the Event some of the thumbnails are there and some are thumbnails of one same random picture of wallets that I didn't even realize I had in my Library (I might have added it by accident). After a few seconds all of these thumbnails turn into grey ones, as if the picture wasn't there, but when I double click it I'm able to open most of the missing pictures normally - not all. Here's a screenshot:
When I first open the Event all of the missing photos look like the one with the wallets, but after a few seconds they all turn grey like the bottom ones, except for the ones that seem normal from the beggining. iPhoto says the Event has 88 photos and that includes the greyed out/wallet ones. When I open each of them, some show me a normal picture and some show me a blank page. I can't copy the Event or any of these individually. This is happening with more than one Event, but not all. I suspect if might only be happening with merged Events, but I can't be sure. I also suspect it might have something to do with pictures that have the same name as other pictures in my Library.
I would try to rebuild my library, but the whole reason why I'm trying to copy these pictures is that I just lost my backup drive. So this IS my backup right now. These are pictures I never really look at so I have no idea when this started. I also can't seem to find the real wallet picture to see what would happen if I deleted it. I think I must have saved it accidentaly from the internet.
Help?

If you have the space available on your hard drive and don't aready have a backup copy of the library make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
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How do I get the acrobat toolbar on internet exploer 11 with acrobat 9 ? System says its enabled but its not there.. I need to covert webpages to PDF and can't do this since I upgraded for IE 9 to 11. Thanks

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Hi,
This could be due to compatibility issues with Acrobat 9 and IE 11.
Please go through below link for more information.
http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/compatible-web-browsers-pdfmaker-applications.html
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Why won't Siri say my name correctly?

I've tried it all, yet Siri WON'T say my name right! My last name is "Eliasen," pronounced Eh-LEE-uh-sen. She keeps saying, "Eh-LIE-uh-sen." Why can't she figure out this simple phonetic spelling??? I've even tried putting the phonetic spelling "Elíasen," which would also work.
She DID, however, take the correct phonetic spelling for my first name. It's Jalyssa, pronounced "Juh-Lisa." Yet when I tell her, "I want to go home," and she replies, "here are directions to Jalyssa Eliasen home address," she says my first name incorrectly again. What the heck?
Anyone got magic answers?

Siri is a BETA.
Not sure if anyone has any answers for this - not yet anyway.

I am unable to successfully install itunes 10.5. I can download it, but when I go to install the program it says that a program could not be run and it won't give the name of the program. I have the vista 64-bit system.

I cannot install iTunes 10.5. I can download it, but when I go to install it says that a program cannot be run and it won't give the name of the program. I have the Windows Vista 64-bit system.

That would be my first guess. You might be trying to install the 32 bit version of the program.
Update the thread with more info on your apple software etc if its a 64 bit install you're trying to perform.

The album downloaded except one song. It says purchased rather than play and there is no option to try and download the one song that had an error. I deleted the song name from our library, but it still won't let me download. Any advice?

The album downloaded except one song. It says purchased rather than play and there is no option to try and download the one song that had an error. I deleted the song name from our library, but it still won't let me download. Any advice?

Hi VeryBerry1,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The articles below may be able to help you with this.
Click on the links to see more details and screenshots.
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
You can view your iTunes Store account and request assistance by following the instructions below:
iTunes Store & Mac App Store: Seeing your purchase history and order numbers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2727
Cheers,
- Judy

I just order 8 calendars from iPhoto and they came to me fine. Now I need to order two more but when I go thru the process I get a message saying:unable to assemble calendar. There is a probleme with the photo with the file name"(Null)" more........ .

Would someone be able to explain to me the following issue with Iphoto?
I ordered 8 same calendars for my soccer team and received them fine. Although a couple of pictures on it are a little off (out of focus). I need to order two more of the same calendars but when I go thru the process ireceive an error message saying:
"Unable to to assemble calendar" There is a problem with the photo with the file name "(Null)" The full resolution version of this photo either cannot be located or is corrupt. Please replace this photo or delete it from your calendar.
How can I fine this "corrupt" photo? How did it go thru with the first batch of calendars but won't go thru now?
Thank you for your help.

Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start
with Option #4 and then #1 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
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My messages won't say the contact name only shows the phone number, how do you change this when the contact is in my phone under that number already?

My messages won't say the contact name only shows the phone number, how do you change this when the contact is in my phone under that number already?

I thought that at first, but I have text this person before and had received responses in a timely manner. Its just weird that it all of a sudden removed their name.
Would this affect the delivery of the text message?

Siri won't pronounce name correctly

Siri mispronounces my niece's name. Her name is Mia (Mee-ah) and Siri mispronounces it as Maya. Mia is the correct pronounciation of the name - Mia Farrow, Mia Hamm, Mia Wallace, Mia Kirshner, Mia Wasikowska, Mia Tyler, Mama Mia, Mia in the Princess Diaries etc etc etc. and I have never heard it pronouced as Maya so I have no idea why Siri would pronounce it wrong.
I adjusted her profile and added the field for phonetic pronounciation which works if you ask her "what is my niece's phone number" but it does NOT work when I say, "Send a message to Mia" I text her more than I call her and I would like Siri to be able to say her name correctly all of the time rather than just part of the time.
This actually irritates my niece so much that for her upcoming birthday she will be getting a cell phone and wants, "anything but an iPhone" .
My two questions are:
Does anyone know wether there is a way to correct the pronouciation of names other than added a phonetic field in the contact info?
Is there an e-mail address for someone at Apple where I can send correspondance and plead my case for having future versions or upgrades of Siri to correctly pronounce this name?
Thanks so much for your help!

I find if I ask Siri "read new text message" on the lock screen, she replies "You do not have any new text messages", then I unlock and ask again, she has the same reply. But I have found if I unlock first, then ask her to read it, she is able to (most of the time).
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