The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not be installed.
• CPU: minimum 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel® Atom® processor.
We recommend 1.8 GHz Intel Dual Core(tm) or equivalent AMD processor. (IMPORTANT: SSE2 instruction set required).
• Processor Cache: minimum 512 KB.
We recommend 2 MB.
• Free hard disk space: 2.5 GB (3.2 GB for localized non-English versions).
• Supported Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows 7, SP1, 32-bit and 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit.
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 32-bit only.
Windows Server 2003 and 2008, SP1, SP2 and R2 SP1, 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.
We recommend 4 GB RAM
• Microsoft Internet Explorer: 6 or higher (free download at www.microsoft.com).
• Sound Card: Creative® Labs Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording.
• DVD-ROM drive required for installation.
Verification Source: Datasheet
Document: Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 Professional Datasheet
Test Date: 02-21-12