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Chapter 6: Configuring and using the Roaming feature and Roaming User Profiles
Upgrading Roaming User Profiles: Overview
ThissectiondescribeshowtoupgradeRoamingUserProfilestoDragonNaturallySpeaking
13.
SincetheLocalRoamingUserProfileisacopyofasubsetoftheend-userdatatakenfrom
themasterRoamingUserProfile,anadministratorcannotdirectlyupgradetheLocal
RoamingUserProfilewhentheyupgradethelocalDragon installationtoDragon
NaturallySpeaking13.
See"UpgradingUserProfilestoDragonNaturallySpeaking13"inDragon-What'sNewfor
administratorsformoreinformation.
Notes:
n UpgradingasetofmasterRoamingUserProfilestoDragonNaturallySpeaking13
leavesthecurrentmasterRoamingUserProfilesunchanged.Leavingthecurrent
filesintactallowstheusersinthenetworktorunthecurrentinstallationofDragon
whiletheadministratorplanstheupgrade.
n YoucanupgradefromavarietyofDragonproductstoDragonNaturallySpeaking13.
IfyouhavecustomvocabulariesfromotherversionsoreditionsofDragon,youmust
recreatethecustomvocabulariesinDragonNaturallySpeaking13.See'Upgrading
toDragonNaturallySpeaking13'inWhatyoushouldknowbeforeupgradingfroma
previousversionfordetails.
n PlantoupgradethemasterRoamingUserProfilesatatimewhenUserProfilesare
notinuse,forexampleduringthenightoronaweekend.
n EventhoughtheDragonNaturallySpeaking13User Profile Upgrade Wizard
supportsbothmappeddrivesandUNCpaths,Nuancestronglyrecommendsthat
administratorsupgradetheMasterRoamingUserProfilesonadriveonacomputer
whereDragonNaturallySpeaking13islocallyinstalled.Nuancedoesnot
recommendthatadministratorsupgradetheMasterRoamingUserProfilesacrossa
networktoeitheramappeddriveorUNCpath;upgradingoveranetworkwilltakea
undeterminedlengthoftime.Inaddition,theUser Profile Upgrade Wizarddoesnot
supportupgradingUserProfilesoveranHTTPconnection.
n IfupgradingfromDragonversion10.xorearliertoDragonNaturallySpeaking13,
version10.xorearliercustomwordsandcommandscanbere-usedinDragon
NaturallySpeaking13:
1. InDragon10.xorearlier,exportthecustomwordsandcommands
2. InDragonNaturallySpeaking13,createanewUserProfile
3. InDragonNaturallySpeaking13,importthecustomwordsandcommands
SeetheDragonHelpforinformationonexportingandimportingcustomwords
andcommands.
Step 1: Preparing to upgrade Roaming User Profiles
ToupgradeMasterRoamingUserProfilesfromapreviousversionofDragon,Nuance
recommendsthatanadministratorinstallDragonNaturallySpeaking13directlyonthe
networkcomputerwherethecurrentMasterRoamingUserProfilesarelocatedand
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