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Dragon 13 Administrator Guide
17. RunDragonontheend-usersystemandopenaUserProfile.
Dragon10.xorearliercustomwordsandcommandscanbere-usedinDragon
NaturallySpeaking13:
1. InDragon10.xorearlier,exportthecustomwordsandcommands
2. InDragonNaturallySpeaking13,createanewUserProfile
3. InDragonNaturallySpeaking13,importthecustomwordsandcommands
SeetheDragonHelpforinformationonexportingandimportingcustomwordsand
commands.
Major and Minor Upgrades: Silent Upgrade
ToupgradetoDragonNaturallySpeaking13(majorupgrade),youcanuseeither
msiexec.exeorsetup.exe.YoucancarryoutthisinstallationwithaGUIorsilently.The
procedurepresentedhereshowshowtoupgradesilentlyusingmsiexec.exe.
Note:AMinorupgradeinvolvesupgradingtoahigherpointreleasewithinthesameedition
andversionofDragon.Forexample,upgradingfromDragon10.0toDragon10.x.
Overview of Silent Upgrade
Ifyourenvironmentrequiresthatyouperformasilentinstallationandusemsiexec.exe,rather
thansetup.exe,takethesehigh-levelactionsinthisorder:
n UninstalltheolderversionofDragon.
n Version10only:UninstalltheolderversionofVisualC++RuntimeforDragon.
n Formajorupgradesonly:PerformaninitialinstallationofthenewversionofDragonon
asinglecomputerandestablishtheconfigurationyouwanttousebycalling
natspeak.exeonthecommandlineandpassingittheseoptions:
n /setdefaultoptions
n /setdefaultformattingoptions(tosetonlythegeneralAuto-Formatting
options)
n /setdefaultadministrativeoptions
WhenyouruntheDragoncommandlineinstallationsilently,themsiexec.exeinstaller
automaticallyretainsUserProfilesfromthepreviousversion.Afterwards,individualend-
userscanupgradetheirlocal(butnotRoaming)UserProfileswhentheystartDragon.(For
updatingRoamingUserProfiles,seeBeforeYouUpgrade.)
WhenyouperformasilentinstallationorupgradeofDragon,theinstallationprocessdoesnot
displayanymessages.Toviewinstallationmessages,administratorsshouldviewthelog
files.SeeTroubleshootingsilentinstallerrorsfordetails.
.
ThetablebelowlistsGUIDsthatyoupasstothe/xoptionofmsiexecforeachversionof
DragonandVisualC++RuntimeforDragon.Makesuretousethe/xoptionwiththeGUID.
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