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Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI)
Using setup.exe for Upgrades
Note:AMinorupgradeinvolvesupgradingtoahigherpointreleasewithinthesameedition
andversionofDragon.Forexample,upgradingfromDragon10.0toDragon10.x.
AlthoughtheupgradedoesnotmigrateforwardtheconfigurationandRoamingUserProfile
settingsfromtheearlierversion,youcanreusethensdefaults.iniandroamingdef.inifilesyou
usedtoinstallDragonNaturallySpeaking13.Youcanalsocreatenew.inifilesorupdate
existingones.
Whenyourunsetup.exewithaGUItoinstallaminorupgrade,setup.execandetectwhena
previousversionofDragonexistsonatargetcomputer.Onceitdetectsapreviousversion,
setup.exerunstherestofyourinstallationinminorupgrademode,automaticallyoverwriting
olderfileswithnewerfilesandaddinganymissingfiles.
Using setup.exe for Silent Upgrades
IfyouareupgradingapreviousversionofDragon,youmustusetheREINSTALL=ALL
optionandREINSTALLMODEsettothesub-optionsthatindicatewhichfilestoreinstall,
usuallyREINSTALLMODE=vamus.Ifyoudidnotoriginallyinstallinthedefaultlocation,the
INSTALLDIRoptionisalsorequired.Hereisthecommandlineusingsetup.exe:
Toupgradesilentlywithsetup.exe,youpassthe/soption,thenpassREINSTALLor
REINSTALLMODEoptions.WhenyouperformasilentinstallationofDragon,the
installationprocessdoesnotdisplayanymessages.Toviewinstallationmessages,
administratorsshouldviewthesetuplog.
setup.exe /s /v"/i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13.msi"
SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-##
REBOOT=ReallySuppress
INSTALLDIR=\"C:\<full_path>\\Dragon13\"
DEFAULTSINI=\"C:\<full_path>\nsdefaults.ini\"
ROAMINGUSERINI=\"C:\<full_path>\roamingdef.ini\"
REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vamus
/L*v C:\logfile.log /qn"
WhenyouperformasilentinstallationorupgradeofDragon,theinstallationprocessdoes
notdisplayanymessages.Toviewinstallationmessages,administratorsshouldviewthelog
files.SeeTroubleshootingsilentinstallerrorsfordetails.
Step-by-Step Command Line Installation with
msiexec.exe
AnotherwaytoinstallDragonfromthecommandlineonseveraldictationclientcomputersis
tousethemsiexec.exeprogramfromMicrosoft.Youarerequiredtousemsiexec.exe
insteadofsetup.exeifyouareinstallingDragonfromaserveracrossanetworktoasingleor
multiplecomputers.
Inthesectionsthatfollow,youcarryoutthesetwotasks:
n InstallDragononInitialcomputerandEstablishConfiguration
n InstallSameConfigurationonAdditionalcomputer(s)
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