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Chapter 3: Installing Dragon
This section provides information on how to install Dragon, post-installation tasks,
the Dragon file structure, sample commands.
Note: Upgrading from Dragon 10.x or earlier to Dragon 13 is not supported.
Installing Dragon on a single computer
ThistopicpresentsthebasicstepsforinstallingDragonNaturallySpeakingonasinglecomputer.
Foracompletestep-by-stepprocedureofinstallingDragon onasinglecomputer,pleaseseethe
Dragon Getting Started Guide,availableinprintedform, ortheDragon User Guide,availableon
theDVDin\documentation\enx\User Guide.pdf.
Notes:
n InDragonNaturallySpeaking,theinstallationprocessdoesnotpresenttheQuickStart
option.Ifyouwishtoenablethisoption,youcandosoafterDragonisinstalled.
n YoumusthaveWindowsAdministratorrightstoinstalloruninstallDragon
NaturallySpeaking.FormoreinformationabouthowAdministratorrightsimpactthe
creationofDragon UserProfiles,refertoPreparingforaninstallationorupgrade.
n WhenyouinstallDragonNaturallySpeaking,Dragoninstallsusingtheprimarylanguagefor
theproduct.YoucannotinstallDragonusingalanguagethatisdifferentthantheprimary
language.Forexample,whenyouinstallDragonNaturallySpeaking,Englishversion,
DragoninstallsusingtheEnglishlanguage.
Ifyouattempttousethesetup.exewiththe/loptiononthecommandlinetoinstall5using
anon-primarylanguage,theinstallationprocessusestheprimarylanguageforthatedition
ofDragonandignoresthe/loption.
Installing on Windows 7, or Windows 8
ForinformationaboutinstallingtheproductonWindows7,orWindows8,refertoInstallingor
UpgradingtoWindowsVista,Windows7orWindows8.
Installing Dragon on a single computer
1. InsertthefirstDragon DVDintoyourDVDdriveorifinstallingfromnetworkdrive,clickon
setup.exe.
Iftheinstallationdoesnotstartautomatically,usetheWindowsExplorertofindanddouble-click
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