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Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide 5
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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:
■ 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.
■ 128 MB RAM for Essentials, Standard, and Preferred editions
256 MB RAM for Professional edition and Solution series.
■ 300 MB free hard disk space for a typical installation; 700 MB for a full
installation.
■ Microsoft ® Windows ® ME, Windows ® 98SE, Windows ® NT 4.0 with Service
Pack 6 or higher, Windows ® 2000, or Windows ® XP.
■ 16-bit Creative ® Labs Sound Blaster ® , or compatible sound card capable of and
set to 16bit, 11KHz for Audio Recording
■ Microsoft ® Internet Explorer ® 5 or higher (free download available at
www.microsoft.com.
■ CD-ROM drive (8x or faster) required for installation.
■ ScanSoft-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included)
■ Speakers - optional for playback of recorded speech and text-to-speech
features. (Available only in Preferred and higher editions)
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