10.0

User Guide
7
Plugging in the microphone
To use Dragon, you will need to plug in your microphone.
If you are not sure how to plug in your microphone, consult the
documentation that came with your microphone.
If you already have speakers for your computer, you can also
use these to playback recorded speech instead of your headphones.
What you should know before installing
Before installing, modifying, or upgrading Dragon, you should
know about issues with Vista and coexistence with other
Dragon products.
Installing Dragon to a custom location
The default installation directory for Dragon is:
C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking10
During the installation procedure, you can choose to install
Dragon to a different directory or drive on your machine.
Choosing a different directory during installation only installs
the Dragon program files to that location.
Regardless of where you install the Dragon program files,
Dragon always installs the languages and vocabularies that you
selected during the installation to the C: drive, as well as
creating the location where your users files will be created.
These files can consume a large amount of disk space on your
C: drive. For more information on the Dragon installation
directories, see Version 10 File Structure on page 29.
You can customize your installation to reduce the amount of
disk space used on your C: drive by not installing unwanted
languages and vocabularies. For more information, see
Installing software — Custom Installation on page 12.
Installing on Windows Vista
Dragon Version 10 is compatible with all editions of Windows
Vista. Versions 8.x, 9.0, and 9.1 of Dragon do not install or run
NOTE: