Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Administrator Guide - Nuance

Chapter 5: Installing Dragon using the Windows installer (MSI)
10. For a major upgrade, install the new version of Dragon with msiexec.exe by passing the installer
the /i option followed by the name of the Dragon .msi file and options like those shown in the
sample below:
msiexec /i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.msi"
SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-## REBOOT=ReallySuppress
INSTALLDIR="C:\\Dragon12"
DEFAULTSINI="C:\\nsdefaults.ini"
ROAMINGUSERINI="C:\\roamingdef.ini"
REMOVEOLDPROD=1 /L*v "C:\logfile.log" /qn
To ensure that the entire old version of the product is removed, you pass REMOVE-
OLDPROD=1 (major upgrades only, not minor upgrades) so that the process removes the old
version of Dragon before installing the new. In addition, you should be sure to provide the full
path to each .ini file you are using.
11. For a minor upgrade, install the new version of Dragon with msiexec.exe the same way as you
would the major upgrade, only passing both REINSTALL or REINSTALLMODE options, as
shown in the sample below. Here REINSTALL is set to ALL and REINSTALLMODE is set to
vemus, where /v indicates to reinstall from the source (reupdating cache), e indicates to install
the newer file if one is available, mu means to rewrite the registry settings, and s means to reinstall
all shortcuts and recache all icons. For more information on the REINSTALL and REIN-
STALLMODE settings, refer to MSI Options for Installing Dragon Features/Advanced
Options.
Here is a typical minor upgrade installation line:
msiexec /i "Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.msi"
SERIALNUMBER=#####-###-####-####-##
REBOOT=ReallySuppress
INSTALLDIR="C:\\Dragon12"
DEFAULTSINI="C:\\nsdefaults.ini"
ROAMINGUSERINI="C:\\roamingdef.ini"
REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vamus
/L*v "C:\logfile.log" /qn
Caution: If you do not pass the REINSTALL and REINSTALLMODE options, the minor
upgrade will fail.
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