10.0

CHAPTER

Installation and User Creation

his chapter presents how to install and set up Dragon, and

then how to train Dragon to understand your voice.

System requirements

System requirements to run Dragon are:

■ Intel

Pentium

4 (or equivalent AMD processor) 1GHz

processor or greater. Recommended: Intel

Pentium

minimum 2.4 GHz (1.6 GHz dual core processor) or

equivalent AMD processor. Faster processor will produce

faster performance.

During the installation process the software checks to make sure

your system meets the minimum requirements. If your system does not

meet the requirements, the software will not be installed.

■ 512 MB RAM minimum. Recommended: 1 GB RAM. For

Windows Vista, 1GB RAM is required.

■ 512 KB minimum L2 Cache. Recommended: 1 MB L2

Cache.

■ Minimum of 1 GB of free hard disk space. Minimum 2.5 GB

for Dragon Medical.

■ Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher), or Windows Server

2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher), Windows Server 2003,

Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (32-bit with

Service Pack 2 or higher), and Windows Vista Home or

Professional Windows Vista with or without Service Pack 1

(32-bit only).

■ DVD drive required for installation.

NOTE: