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Chapter 1: Preparing to Install

This section contains information on the prerequisites for installing Dragon, Dragon system requirements, and information on which Dragon products you can install on the same computer.

Preparing for an installation or upgrade

Before installing, modifying, or upgrading Dragon Professional Individual:

 Close all open applications.  Turn off or disable any antivirus software until installation is complete (installation

can sometimes trigger a false virus report).

 Read the Installation Checklist.

Installation considerations

 Be sure your system meets the Dragon system requirements.  Administrator rights are not required to create a profile or use the software after

installation.

 If you want to create a Dragon profile for a Windows limited user (an account with

restricted privileges), you must log on to Windows using that limited user account, then create the Dragon profile. If, while logged in as Administrator, you create a Dragon profile for a Windows limited user, the limited user will not be able to access that Dragon profile.

 You are permitted to create multiple profiles, so long as each profile is for one

person. If someone else wants to create or use another profile, that person must purchase a separate license for Dragon Professional Individual. Volume license agreements are available.

Installation checklist

Questions to consider and, if applicable, discuss with your team or consultant:

 Do all of your workstations meet the recommended system requirements?  Which vocabularies do you need to install on each computer?  What location will you designate as the profile backup directory?  Where will you place the data distribution directory for distributing word lists and

command sets?

 Will you be collecting data for the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer?  Will you restrict end-users from modifying commands and vocabularies?

Note: Where you store Dragon profiles may depend on various factors. Each profile requires

about 277 MB hard disk space.

Dragon system requirements

During the installation process, the software checks that your system meets the following requirements. If they are not met, Dragon will not be installed.

Note: as of its release, Dragon 14 supports Microsoft Office 2010, and 2013. Supported Operating Systems:

 Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit  Microsoft Windows 8 & 8.1, 32-bit and 64-bit  Microsoft Windows 10, 32-bit and 64-bit  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2  Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 64-bit only

RAM: Minimum 2 GB for the 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and

Windows 10. Minimum 4 GB for all other supported operating systems. CPU: Minimum 2.2 GHz Intel® dual core or equivalent AMD processor. Note: Faster

processors yield faster performance.

Free hard disk space: 4 GB Audio devices:

 A sound card supporting 16-bit recording.  A Nuance-approved microphone: headset microphone (USB or not), Bluetooth

microphone (Enhanced/wideband works best), or user-facing built-in laptop microphone (single or multiple element). See support.nuance.com/compatibility .

 If you wish to make recordings for Dragon to transcribe: a voice recorder or

smartphone app supporting one of these formats: .mp3/.m4a/.wav/.wma/.dss or .ds2 .

Other requirements:

 Internet Explorer 9 or higher, or the current version of Chrome or Firefox, for

online Help.

 A DVD-ROM drive for installation, unless you purchase the Dragon web installer

from Digital River.

 An Internet connection to automatically activate the software (a quick

anonymous process) and, if you purchased the Dragon web installer instead of a DVD, to install the software.

Storage space considerations

Each end-user of Dragon must have his or her own user profile. This is a set of files in which Dragon stores information about each end-user's voice, frequently-used words and phrases, optional settings, and custom commands (if applicable). Each computer on which Dragon is used needs to have enough space for the necessary profile(s).

The settings in the Data tab of Dragon's Options dialog box control how much Acoustic Optimizer data Dragon retains locally:

1. To set the number of minutes of audio to retain locally, click the Archive size... button and position the slider.

2. To turn off retaining this data locally, check the Conserve disk space required by User profile (for portability) option.

Coexistence with other Dragon products

Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon

You can have only one version of Dragon installed on your system. Running Dragon 12.x or Dragon 13.x concurrently with Dragon 14 is not supported.

Coexistence with Dragon Software Development Kit (SDK) Client Edition

You can install Dragon SDK Client Edition (DSC) on the same computer where Dragon Professional Individual is installed. In addition, Dragon Professional Individual and Dragon SDK Client Edition can share user profiles.

If the Dragon SDK Client Edition and Dragon Professional Individual are on the same computer, and you uninstall DSC, you may not be able to start Dragon Professional Individual. To fix this issue, run the Repair option from the installation DVD (put the DVD into the DVD drive and start the installation process then, when prompted, select Repair and follow the instructions on the screen.) Note: in the case of a Web installation, a repair option is not included, so you must uninstall Dragon (keeping your speech files), then install Dragon again.

If you are running Dragon SDK Client Edition, you cannot display the DragonBar.

To run Dragon SDK Client Edition on a computer with Dragon Professional Individual

Note: You must have administrator privileges to perform the following step. In Windows 7, Windows 8.x, and Windows 10, make sure to elevate the command prompt.

1. At a command prompt, type the following command:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Nuance\dgnsvc.exe /products

2. Choose the product that you want to use.

To run Dragon Professional Individual on a computer with Dragon SDK Client Edition

Same as above.

To switch between Dragon Professional Individual and Dragon SDK Client Edition

Same as above.

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