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Dragon Installation Guide
Install Dragon and choose the default settings
You perform the initial installation to set default values for the following:
l Administrative options
l Auto-Formatting options
You then use these options to install Dragon Group on other computers using the same values.
Even if you are installing from a server, you should run through the initial installation first.
Note: You must have Windows administrator privileges to change Administrative settings.
Before you begin
l Install any pending Windows updates and then restart the computer.
l Close all open applications.
l Turn off or disable anti-virus software.
The installation process can sometimes trigger a false virus report.
Choose an installation method
Choose one of the following methods to perform the initial installation:
l “Initial Installation—Dragon InstallShield wizard method” on page 61 (Recommended)
l “Initial installation—Command Line” on page 62
Initial Installation—Dragon InstallShield wizard method
The simplest method for performing an initial installation is to run the setup.exe file from your installation DVD.
Do the following:
1. Insert the product DVD.
If the installation does not start automatically, run setup.exe from the DVD.
2. Follow the prompts to navigate through the wizard.
3. On the Region Selection screen, choose the appropriate regions, and then select the Advanced check box to
customize your settings.
4. On the Advanced screen, select the following check boxes to display additional dialog boxes at the end of the
installation. These dialog boxes allow you to choose settings that apply to all users dictating on this computer.
You can then copy these settings to other installations.
l Modify the application’s settings for all user profiles—If selected, the Options dialog box appears.
l Modify the administrative settings—If selected, the Administrative Settings dialog box appears.
l Auto-Formatting options—If selected, the Auto-Formatting dialog box appears.
5. When each of the dialog boxes appears, select the options to apply to all client installations, and then click OK.
The dialog boxes are:
l Options—Select the default options for correction, hot keys, data storage, and other settings.
l Settings under the Playback/Text-to-Speech tab are not saved. To include Text-to-Speech as a feature
of your installation, see “Feature Variables to Set Through the ADDLOCAL or ADVERTISE Properties”
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