ScanSoft DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING 8, Manual

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C H A P T E R
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
5
2
Installation and Training
his chapter describes how to install, set up, and train Dragon Naturally
Speaking.
System requirements
To run Dragon NaturallySpeaking, your system must meet the following
requirements:
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Intel
®
Pentium
®
III 500MHz or greater (or equivalent AMD
TM
processor)
Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not install on machine with a processor of less than
500MHz.
■
512MB RAM (256 MB free minimum).
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500MB of free hard disk space for a Custom Installation where you install only
the program files and 1 set of speech files. Installations can range from 800 MB
(Standard Edition) to 2.5 GB (US English Medical).
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Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home.
Windows ME is supported only for Standard and Preferred editions.
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16-bit Creative ® Labs Sound Blaster ® , or compatible sound card capable of and
set to 16bit, 11KHz for Audio Recording.
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Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ® 5 or higher (free download available at
www.microsoft.com).
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CD-ROM drive (8x or faster) required for installation.
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ScanSoft-approved noise-canceling headset microphone. A microphone is
included with the full product. A microphone is not included with upgrade
versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
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Speakers - optional for playback of recorded speech and text-to-speech
features. (Available only in Preferred and higher editions).
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An Internet connection for product activation and automatic updates.
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