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Nuance Management Center Server Installation and Client Configuration Guide
Command Line installation with msiexec.exe
Another way to install Dragon from the command line on several client computers is to use the msiexec.exe
program from Microsoft. You are required to use msiexec.exe instead of setup.exe if you are installing
Dragon from a server across a network.
The compiled MSI file, Dragon 14.msi, is located on your installation DVD.
You can double-click on the .msi file to start the InstallShield Wizard. However, to take advantage of
available command line options, you can pass the file name to the msiexec.exe command as the application
to install by using the /i option:
msiexec.exe /i "Dragon 14.msi"
Installing the same configuration on additional computer(s)
1. Open a Command Prompt:
l Windows 7: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
l Windows 8.x: From the Start screen, click the down arrow to show all apps > scroll
to Windows System > Command Prompt
l Windows 10: Start > All apps > Windows System > Command Prompt
2.
On your installation DVD, locate Dragon 14.msi and switch to that directory.
3.
Retrieve the customized nsdefaults.ini file from the computer where you performed the initial
installation.
4. To install Dragon, enter the following:
msiexec /i "Dragon 14.msi"
SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-##
DEFAULTSINI="<full_path>\nsdefaults.ini"
/L*v "C:\Logs\logfile.log" /qn
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For an administrative installation, pass the /a option to msiexec rather than the /i option. You also
need to pass the TARGETDIR option instead of the INSTALLDIR option.
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Dragon setup is designed so that msiexec.exe can be run from an elevated command prompt in
Windows. See “Windows elevated command prompts” on page 1 for instructions on opening an
elevated command prompt in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10.
l See “MSI options for Dragon installations” on page 118 for details on the MSI options available for
Dragon installations.
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