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Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI)
Upgrading Your Dragon Installation
from the Command Line
There are two command line upgrade scenarios:
n Major Upgrade—Upgrading from Version 9, 9.x, 10, or 10.x to Dragon 11
n Minor Upgrade—Upgrading to a higher point release within the same edition and version of
Dragon. For example, upgrading from Dragon 11.0 to Dragon 11.x.
All of these types of upgrades can either display the GUI or be silent (not display the GUI),
except the minor upgrade, which does not support the silent option. Upgrades to Dragon 11 are
only supported for Dragon 9.x and 10.x.
An administrator cannot upgrade User Profiles with the command line installation. For more infor-
mation on upgrading Roaming User Profiles, see the section below. If User Profiles are not Roam-
ing User Profiles, administrators run the User Profile Upgrade Wizard after installation
completes.
Upgrading Roaming User Profiles
Before upgrade User Profiles, administrators must upgrade Roaming User Profiles in the Roaming
User Profile directory. Afterwards, administrators can upgrade Dragon on the client computers
and the Roaming User Profiles become available as soon as the upgrade is complete.
See "Upgrading User Profiles to Dragon version 11 " in Dragon version 11 - What's New for
administrators for more information.
Background on Roaming User Profiles
Before administrators upgrade Roaming User Profiles from Dragon NaturallySpeaking or Dragon
Medical 9.x or 10.x to Version 11, they need to recall some basics about how the Roaming feature
works: Each Dragon user has a master Roaming User Profile that can be opened from any net-
worked computer where Dragon is installed. The master Roaming User Profiles are stored on a net-
work location. When a master Roaming User Profile is opened from that central network location,
Dragon transfers a copy of that User Profile to the Local Roaming User Profile on the computer
where the user is dictating.
Recommended Approach
Since the Local Roaming User Profile is a copy of the user data taken from the master Roaming
User Profile, it does not make any sense to directly upgrade the Local Roaming User Profile when
upgrading the local Dragon installation.
Instead, administrators should install Dragon 11 directly on the network computer where the
Dragon 9.x or 10.x Master Roaming User Profiles are located and upgrade those Master Roaming
User Profiles directly. After upgrading the master Roaming User Profiles, administrators can then
proceed to upgrade end-user systems that deploy the Roaming feature.
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