9.0

For Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional systems with limited user accounts (users with restricted

privileges), if the administrator wants to create a Dragon NaturallySpeaking user for a limited user, the

administrator must log on as the limited user. If an administrator creates a Dragon NaturallySpeaking user for

a limited user account from an administrator account, the limited user account will not be able to access that

user. Administrator rights are not required to create a user or use the software after installation. These

restrictions also apply for an upgrade installation.

 If you decide not to install some Dragon NaturallySpeaking components by selecting Custom installation, you

can install them later by running the Setup program again and choosing Modify.

Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking on a single machine

To install Dragon NaturallySpeaking:

1. Insert the first Dragon NaturallySpeaking CD into your CD-ROM drive.

If the installation does not start automatically, use the Windows Explorer to find and double-click setup.exe

on the CD.

2. Provide your customer information, including the serial number supplied with your Dragon

NaturallySpeaking installation.

3. Choose your installation directory. If there are no previous versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking on your

system, the default directory is:

C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking9

4. Choose your Setup Type (Preferred and higher editions)

 Typical/Complete: Installs all options and speech files and requires the most disk space.

 Custom: Lets you select which options and speech files to install. Customizing your installation options

can greatly reduce the disk space required for installation.

For the Professional edition, you can modify the following settings during a custom installation. These

settings are applied to all users created with this installation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, including

users created from Windows XP limited accounts:

 "Modify the application's settings for all users" displays the Options dialog box at the end of the

installation. The Options dialog box lets you change Dragon NaturallySpeaking’s standard behavior,

including specifying hot keys, customizing how text is formatted, initial microphone settings, and

setting the how often your user files are backed up.

 “Modify the administrative settings” displays the Administrative settings dialog box at the end of

the installation. The Administrative settings dialog box lets you set up the Roaming User feature as

well as well as set the backup location of your user files and restrict users from modifying

commands and vocabularies.

5. Enable the Dragon NaturallySpeaking QuickStart option. (Optional)

6. If you are upgrading from Version 7 or 8, you can select to upgrade your users as part of the Version 9

installation by checking “Upgrade existing speech files to work with this installation.”

7. Continue following the on-screen instructions. The setup program will install the files for Dragon

NaturallySpeaking to your computer.

Activating Dragon NaturallySpeaking

The first time you start Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you will be prompted to activate your copy of Dragon

NaturallySpeaking. If you do not activate the software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will stop working after

starting the product fives times.

For more information on activation, please see the Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide.