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Dragon Installation Guide
MSI options for Dragon installations
This section describes the msiexec.exe options that apply to Dragon Group. For more information on MSI options,
see the Microsoft website: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988(v=vs.85).aspx.
Notes:
l Launching msiexec.exe /i "Dragon 14.msi" <PROPERTY>=<VALUE> automatically sets the specified
<PROPERTY> to <VALUE> and continues the installation. However, if you use setup.exe to install, you must
put all msiexec.exe options in quotation marks after the /v option:
setup.exe /v"<PROPERTY>=<VALUE>"
l Be sure that the values that you pass to the MSI are valid. Entering an invalid value can cause the installer to
crash.
l Dragon command line options do not need to be prefaced by hyphens or slashes.
l In Dragon Group, the installation process does not present the QuickStart option. To enable this option, you can
do so after Dragon is installed.
l Unless noted otherwise, all property values are in UPPERCASE.
Options Description
DEFAULTSINI="c:<path>\
nsdefaults.ini"
Indicates a default settings file (nsdefaults.ini ) that the installer
uses to change the product settings for all users at installation time.
This file must be in an .ini file format; any settings you want to
include must have a section name encased in square brackets as
well as the value and data. If the section name is missing, the
settings are not propagated on client computers.
Generally, you should not edit the nsdefaults.ini file directly;
instead, set defaults in Dragon’s Options and Administrative
Settings dialog boxes during your initial installation, then use the
nsdefaults.ini from that installation.
ROAMINGUSERINI="c:<path>\
roamingdef.ini"
Indicates a default settings file (roamingdef.ini) used to
configure Roaming network settings.
For more information about Roaming user settings, see “Setting
Roaming User Profile Options” on page 131.
SERIALNUMBER=abcde-fgh-ijkl-
mnop-qr
A serial number is required for all installations. You must specify a
valid serial number on the command line.
Note: Specifying a serial number on the command line does
not bypass the serial number checking during Setup.
INSTALLDIR="<path to install>"
Sets the installation directory to the specified location.
Note: For an administrative installation, pass the
TARGETDIR option instead of the INSTALLDIR option.
REBOOT=ReallySuppress
Prevents the computer where you are installing Dragon from
restarting automatically after the installation ends.
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