Information:
This article contains guidance and environmental requirements for installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
Minimum System Requirements:
- CPU: 1 GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent AMD processor, or 1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor. (SSE2 instruction set required.)
- Processor Cache: 512 KB
- Memory (RAM): 1 GB for Windows XP and Windows Vista, 2GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008.
- Free hard disk space: 2.5 GB (2.8 GB for localized non-English versions)
- Supported Operating Systems:
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- Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows XP SP2 and SP3 (32-bit only)
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
- DVD-ROM drive (required for installation)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher (free download available at www.microsoft.com)
- Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included, except for upgrades).
- Sound card capable of supporting 22 kHz 16-bit recording.
- For details on Bluetooth microphones, Tablet PCs and other hardware, please go to support.nuance.com/compatibility/
- An internet connection is required for activation
Recommended Specifications:
- CPU: Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz (dual 1.8 GHz core processor) or equivalent AMD processor. (SSE2 instruction set required).
- Processor Cache: 2 MB
- Memory (RAM): 2 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows Vista, 4 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008 64-bit.
Notes:
- During the install process, the software checks that your system meets these requirements; if they are not met, it will not be installed.
- Only the Medical edition of Dragon supports dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems.
Minumum system requirements for the Dragon remote microphone application (Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5):
- Supports iOS 4.2 and higher on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch 4th generation.
- Supports iOS 5 - update required.
Minimum system requirements for the Nuance Voice Recorder software:
- Supported Devices: Dell Axim X50/X50v, X51/X51v; HP IPAQ rx 3100/3700, 2100/2400/2700; Palm LifeDrive Mobile Manager; Other devices may work. For a complete list of tested devices, please visit our hardware compatiability list: http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/.
- 300K of memory available for installation.
- 32MB RAM (some models may require 64MB RAM to complete training).
- Microsoft Pocket PC 2000 or 2002.
- ActiveSync 3.5 or later installed on your desktop computer for installation. You can download ActiveSync from http://www.microsoft.com.