After you upgrade the master Roaming User Profiles, you can upgrade the end-user systems that use the Roaming feature.
Before proceeding with this section, make sure you perform the procedure inUpgrading master Roaming User Profiles.
Note: You can only upgrade from Dragon 9.x or greater to Dragon 11.5. Upgrading from Dragon 8.x or earlier to Dragon 11.5 is not supported.
Step 1: Upgrade Dragon 9.x or 10.x systems that use the Roaming feature
Since theUser Profile Upgrade Wizard does not change or move the Dragon 9.x or 10.x master Roaming User Profiles, your Dragon 9.x or 10.x systems can continue to use the Roaming feature until you upgrade to Dragon 11 or greater .
To upgrade a Dragon 9.x or 10.x system to Dragon 11 or greater , follow the installation instruc-tions underInstalling Dragon on a single computer.
Notes:
n When prompted, choose to remove the Dragon 9.x or 10.x Dragon installation. If you choose not to remove the previous installation, you cannot continue to upgrade. You do not need to uninstall Dragon 11 to upgrade to Dragon 11.5.
Step 2: Enable the Roaming feature on the Dragon systems
When you upgrade to Dragon 11 or greater , the Roaming feature is off by default.
To turn on the Roaming feature, perform the following steps on each Dragon 11 or greater client computer.:
1. Start Dragon.
2. Close all User Profiles.
3. Click Administrative Settings on the DragonBar Tools menu. This displays the Admin-istrative Settings dialog box.
4. On theRoaming tab, select Enable.
5. The Network Directories list displays the network location of the Dragon 9.x or 10.x master Roaming User Profiles.
If you created a new network directory for the Dragon 11 or greater master Roaming User Pro-files, you can either click theAdd button to add the new network location or select a listed directory and then clickEdit to change the path to the new location. When you have finished, clickOK to close the Administrative Settings dialog box. You should also remove any Dragon 9.x or 10.x master Roaming User Profile directories that are not in use.
6. SelectProfile > Open User Profile on the DragonBar. This action displays the Open User Profile dialog box. If you allow users to select both non-roaming local and Roaming User Pro-files, make sure they select the correct location (the Dragon 11 or greater Roaming User Profile location) from theLocation of user profile field.
7. Select a User Profile and clickOpen.
Note:If you did not upgrade the Roaming User Profiles and store them in the new master Roam-ing User Profile directory, when you clickOpen, the User profile needs to be upgraded
dialog box appears. Since you cannot upgrade Roaming User Profiles locally, you should click Can-cel and return toUpgrading master Roaming User Profiles. If you click OK instead of Cancel, you receive a message stating You cannot upgrade a roaming user because you cannot upgrade Roaming User Profiles on a workstation where the Roaming feature is on.
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Upgrading multiple User Profiles
You use the User Profile Upgrade Wizard to upgrade a Dragon 9.x or 10.x User Profile to Dragon 11 or greater . You do not need to upgrade Dragon 11 User Profiles to Dragon 11.5. There are two ways you can start the User Profile Upgrade Wizard:
n In the Open User profile dialog box, select a User Profile to upgrade. Dragon displays a dialog that gives you the option of upgrading the User Profile now (by pressing OK) or upgrading the User Profile later (by pressing Cancel). If the user selects OK. Dragon displays theUser Profile Upgrade Wizard.
n In the Start menu, selectPrograms > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking Tools > Upgrade User Profiles. Dragon displays the User Profile Upgrade Wizard.
Using the User Profile Upgrade Wizard
The User Profile Upgrade Wizard guides you through the process of upgrading User Profiles from Dragon 9.x and 10.x.
The wizard cannot upgrade User Profiles created by versions of Dragon prior to Dragon 9.
User Profile Upgrade Wizard: Select the profile(s) to upgrade
On the Select the profile(s) to upgrade page, you see these elements:
User profiles to upgrade
This screen displays the location and name of all the User Profiles that the wizard will upgrade.
Modify the list of User Profiles to include all User Profiles that you want to upgrade. The wizard starts by including all the User Profiles in the current folder as candidates to upgrade. You add User Profiles to the list by clicking theBrowse to add a profile button and browsing for addi-tional User Profiles in other locations. You remove User Profiles from the list by selecting them and clicking theRemove from list button. Once the list of User Profiles contains the profiles you want to upgrade, clickNext.
Note:If you have roaming users in your network, see Upgrading Roaming User Profiles: Overview
Current Location
The location of the User Profiles to upgrade.
User Profile
Displays the names of all the User Profiles to upgrade.
Total profiles to be upgraded
Displays the total number of User Profiles to upgrade.
Browse to add a profile
Opens aBrowse for Folder window that you use to locate additional User Profiles for the wizard to upgrade.
Remove from list
Deletes the User Profile you select from the User Profile Upgrade Wizard.
Once you have made a selection, clickNext.
If you choose to upgrade only one User Profile, the wizard displays the number of minutes the upgrade requires to complete.
If you upgrade a UK User Profile, the wizard displays a page that lets you select a region for the profile.
User Profile Upgrade Wizard: Choose where to store the upgraded profile(s)
As the User Profile Upgrade Wizard updates a User Profile to Dragon 11 or greater , the wizard can move a copy of the upgraded User Profile to another location without modifying the old pro-file. This allows you to use the original profile if you need to and makes the profile compatible with operating systems like Windows XP that store all user data in the Documents and Settings folder.
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Location for upgraded profile(s)
Click theBrowse button or select a new destination from the list if you want to choose a des-tination other than the suggested desdes-tination.
Advanced
Click theAdvanced button to open the Advanced Options dialog box where you can change how the wizard upgrades the User Profile.
User Profile Upgrade Wizard: Advanced Options
TheAdvanced Options dialog box lets you make finer adjustments to how the wizard upgrades User Profiles.
User profiles to
TheUser profiles to list box provides information about the location, vocabulary, and the acous-tic model for each profile you plan to update.
Attribute Name Old Value New Value
Location The name of the User Profile.
The current location of the User Profile.
The location where Dragon will place the updated User Profile.
Vocabulary The name of the current vocabulary for the User Profile.
The name of the base ulary for the current vocab-ulary.
The name of the new base vocabulary for the current vocabulary.
Acoustic model
The name of the audio input device for the User Profile.
The name of the current lan-guage/voice model for the User Profile.
The name of the new lan-guage/voice model for the User Profile.
Setting a location for an upgraded User Profile
When you click on theLocation line in the User profiles to list box, Dragon enables the New Location text box. The text box displays the location that the wizard recommends or that you chose on theChoose where to store the upgraded profile(s) page. You can click Browse and choose a new location.
Setting a new base vocabulary for a User Profile
When you click on theVocabulary line in the User profiles to list box, Dragon enables the New Base Vocabulary text box. The text box displays the current vocabulary of the User Profile or the one that theUser Profile Upgrade Wizard assigns to the upgraded User Profile if Dragon does not support the old vocabulary. If Dragon supports the current vocabulary, the message
<Unable to upgrade> appears.
You can select a new base vocabulary from the drop-down list.
Setting a new acoustic model for a User Profile
When you click on anAcoustic model line in the User profiles to list box, Dragon displays the New Acoustic Model text box. The text box displays the current language (such as US English), language model, and accent of the User Profile. You can choose a new acoustic model from the drop-down list.
After you modify the information for each User Profile in the list box, clickOK to return to the wizard, and clickNext to proceed.
User Profile Upgrade Wizard: Begin profile upgrading
On theBegin profile upgrading page, click Begin upgrading to start the upgrade process. The wizard requires approximately 12 to 24 minutes to upgrade each User Profile.When the process is complete, click Finish.
If theUser Profile Upgrade wizard starts automatically after you upgrade and start Dragon, the Open User Profile window opens and displays a list of the User Profiles you can choose from to begin dictation.
Upgrading User Profiles with Vocabularies Created by Third Parties