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Dragon Administrator Guide version 11
Creating Custom Installation Using
Microsoft Custom Install Wizard
If you are installing Dragon on a network, you can create a custom installation program using a set
of tools available from Microsoft.
1. Download and install the tools
2. Run the wizard
You are then ready to use the custom installer to install the product.
Installing the Microsoft Custom Installation Wizard
The Microsoft Custom Installation Wizard is part of the Microsoft Office Resource Kit Tools. To
install the Custom Installation Wizard:
1. Download the Office Resource Kit Tools (OrkTools.exe) from:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/orkarchive/xpddl.htm. The OrkTools.exe self-
extracting executable (EXE) file installs the core Office XP Resource Kit tools on your com-
puter through a single Setup program.
2. After downloading OrkTools.exe, to install the tools, you either double-click the executable or
select Start > Programs > Microsoft Office Tools > Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit
Tools.
After you install the tool, you use its Custom Installation Wizard to create your custom instal-
lation. For details on using the wizard, proceed to Modifying setup Properties for Custom Instal-
lation.
Modifying setup Properties for Custom Installation
The following explains how to modify setup properties for a custom installation of Dragon. This
example shows how to add to the installer configuration one of the many MSI options you can set
for installing Dragon, the SERIALNUMBER property. (You can add any options available to MSI
on the command line.)
1. Start the Microsoft Custom Installation Wizard by choosing Start > Programs > Microsoft
Office Tools > Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit Tools, and then click Custom Instal-
lation Wizard. The Custom Installation Wizard screen displays:
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