All,
I just wanted to share my personal experience/solution, as it took a lot of time on my end to figure it out. To make DialDictate work on Windows Server 2008, do the following steps:
1. Before installation:
Right click on the installer file > Properties > Compatibility > Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for... Windows XP (Service Pack 2)", and > Check "Run this program as an administrator"... under settings for all users.
2. After installation:
The same compatiblity settings for "DialDictate.exe" under C:\Program Files\...\DialDictate\... (DialDictate should not be running, while doing this setting)
Restart the server and you are all set!
just fyi, i am running DialDictate v4.22 on Windows Server 2008 web edition.
After these settings DialDictate would just work fine, without any issues.
All the best!