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The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking
will not be installed.

These are the minimum requirements.  Bear in mind that "minimum" is not the same as "recommended," and they are for a
single, non-networked machine.  

•        
CPU: minimum 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel® Atom® processor.
Recommended:  1.8 GHz Intel Dual Core or equivalent AMD processor.
(IMPORTANT: SSE2 instruction set required - see below)
•        Processor Cache: minimum 512 KB.
Recommended:  2 MB.
•        
Free hard disk space: 2.5 GB (2.8 GB for localized non-English versions)
•        
Supported Operating Systems:
o        Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit
o        Microsoft Windows Vista  SP1 and SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit
o        Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 32-bit only
o        Windows Server 2003 and 2008, SP1, SP2 and R2, 32-bit and 64-bit
•        
RAM: minimum 1 GB for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 2 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008.
Recommended:  2 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 4 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008 64-
bit.  More is better.
•        
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher (free download at www.microsoft.com)
•        
Creative® Labs Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording
•        
DVD-ROM drive required for installation
•        
Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included in purchase). See details at support.nuance.
com/compatibility/ (includes Bluetooth microphones, recorders, and Tablet PCs).

Note: An internet connection is required for product activation (a quick anonymous process).
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Dragon 11 (any edition) will not work on computers whose processors do not support SSE2
instructions.
 

You don't really need to know what those are, but you do need to know whether your processor supports them.  Most computers sold
since 2006 will be okay - but not all of them.  Here's how to find out if yours supports SSE2 instructions:

1.  Go to
http://cpuid.com/cpuz.php

2.  Scroll down nearly to the bottom, to where you see a table with "Version," "Date," etc.

3.  Version XXX is a link - click on it.

4.  On the Download screen, click either Open or Save (doesn't matter).

5.  Unzip the files to wherever you want (e.g. desktop).

6.  Then double-click on cpuz.exe, and click Run.  It will show you the configuration of your computer.

7.  On the CPU tab, the very last line under Processor says "Instructions."  

8.  Is SSE2 listed there?  If not, you can't run Dragon 11.
Dragon Preferred and Professional do not support dictation directly into Electronic
Medical Record (EMR) Systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical or
Dragon Medical Practice
Edition.
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