I've been using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 10.1 on my three home computers and all of them have been running Windows 7 RC since it first came out.  Thus far it has been running extremely well . . . the only thing I've noticed is that the installation seems to take forever compared to what it did on XP.

Keep up the good work!

I have just tried to run Dragon 9.5 on windows 7 and it keeps giving errors.  It will not run in compatibility mode either.

Hi DS -

Dragon 9.5 is not supported on Windows 7.  If you want to run in Windows 7, you will need to upgrade to Dragon 10.1

Peter

If you are in the market for new hardware or software and you want to know it will work well with Windows 7, look for the Compatible with Windows 7 Logo.

windowsteamblog.com/.../the-windows-7-logo-program.aspx

There are any statement ?

Installation of Dragon Speak 10 on Windows 7 RC x64 crashed OS and I was forced to go back to backup as system restore did not correct the problem.

The problem uccured when C++ 2008 Redistributables file was updating, I ran into this issue once before with a Logitech C++ Redistributables update with Windows 7 RC, they resolved the problem in the next update and everything was peachy.

Leary about installing again until some work is done to make DS more compatable, instead of just "basic regression testing".

I am a developer and I was very exited to start working with this software. I guess I will wait and see what Nuance does with Win7

to DS did u try running 9.5 in xp mode

my college gave us win7 for free i wont install dragon on it until they test it

Hi zaabs -

10.1 is the only supported version of Dragon for Windows 7.

Peter

Does Dragon run on all Windows 7 platforms including Home Premium?

@TM - Dragon 10.1 works on all versions of Windows 7.

I tried to migrate from Windos Vista (64 bit) to Windows 7.. worked great - jut one exception: Dragon! This did not work at all, even the unintall did not work (asking me for serial, hardware fingerprit etc)....

I`d strongly recommend using it on Win7, I have to choose between the operating system and Dragon, it seems.

Will Dragon NaturallySpeaking run on mac os?

Dragon 10.2 will install on Win 7 and will run with the Dragon Pad but will only run on Wordperfect X4 or MS Office 2007 if I use the Vista SP2 compatibility mode. I think Nuance have some work to do.

Installing DNS 10 on Windows 7 (64 bit) I am prompted to install C++ runtime. I say OK and it tells me C++ runtime is not compilable with 64 bit. I tried running the installation anyway, but it tells me it must have C++ runtime. Any suggestions?

I just upgraded to win7 and updated to 10.1. Now I can't access the speach files!

I just upgraded to win7 and updated to 10.1. Now I can't access the speech files! Can someone post a fix for this. It looks like a permissions error on the directory. Help Nuance?

@Greg - please contact tech support, they can help you.

epay.scansoft.com/.../default.asp

I Just bought DNS a year ago and now I am forced to buy It again for windows 7 (I think Not)! Window 7 has a free built in voice recognition Software and it seems to work just fine. I would suggest trying it out first before forking out an other $200,

Hi Steve - we offer a free upgrade to 10.1 for our Dragon 10 customers.  Dragon 10 was launched in July of 2008, so it has been a while since Dragon 9 has been available.

There are some good deals out there for Dragon 10 upgrades, but if the built-in speech in Windows 7 is good enough for your purposes, you can certainly use the functionality.

Thanks for the feedback

Peter

I have exactly the same problem as Martin from the 13 November - can anyone provdie an answer on this apge - the probvlem is

"Martin wrote re: Dragon and Windows 7

on 11-13-2009 9:14 PM

Installing DNS 10 on Windows 7 (64 bit) I am prompted to install C++ runtime. I say OK and it tells me C++ runtime is not compilable with 64 bit. I tried running the installation anyway, but it tells me it must have C++ runtime. Any suggestions?"

So, I have been a DNS 9.0 user for nearly 2.5 years now and just because my Windows XP computer died and now that I have a Windows 7 computer I have to buy an upgrade to DNS 10?  I don't know which company I am more disgusted by... Nuance or Microsoft.  So much for backward compatibility on MS part and so much for supporting legacy programs on yours.  Oh and BTW... it would seem that almost every review of DNS 10 says stick with DNS 9 because DNS 10 is junk... but now I have to upgrade. Fabulous.

i can not get dragon naturally speaking10 to run on windows7 what do i need to do?

@ Gerald T - please make sure you are using Dragon 10.1.  That version is required for Windows 7 support.  You can find more information here:

www.nuance.com/.../windows7.asp

I have Dragon 9.5 and tried today to install it on a Windows 7 computer using XP mode, but it said Dictation was not available when using a remote desktop.  Is there any way to make this work?

I ran into error 1722 loading DNS 9.5 Standard on my vista w/ sp-2.  Anybody find an answer for this...?  Seems alot of it goin on.

Hi Keith -

There is a simple fix for this problem.  Please see the following article in our Knowledgebase.  

nuance.custhelp.com/.../100023

Peter

INSTALLED DNS 10.1 MEDICAL ON MS7.  TOTALLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH ANTIVIRUS PGM AVG AND HAD TO UNINSTALL AVG.  ANY VIRUS PGMS THAT WORK WITH  DNS ON 7?

Hi Jerry - Dragon works with Antivirus programs.  For more information about Dragon with Antivirus programs, see the following knowledgebase article:

nuance.custhelp.com/.../100023

WHERE CAN I BUY DRAGON FOR WINDOWS 7 ?

WHERE CAN I BUY DRAGON  FOR WINDOWS 7 ?

I have a few PCs and Laptops and I have varies copies Dragon 8 and 9.5 and I’m worried about over to Windows 7. As I understand from this forum that I would have to purchase a new copy of Dragon 10.1 and I cannot use a pervious version ?

Is that correct ?

Hi Jim,

you are correct, you need to upgrade to Dragon 10.1 in order to support Windows 7.

Peter

I am using Dragon 10 and it works great in every Windows app except I cannot get it to respond at all in a Word doc.  I am running Windows 7.  Any thoughts?

Hi I was using the DNS 8 on my old computer (windows XP) and when I tried to install it on my new computer (Windows 7) it didn't work. I've looked for compatibility's online, but I haven't found a thing.

Please help me.

Thomas

Hi Thomas - Dragon version 10.1 is required for Windows 7 compatibility.  More information can be found here: www.nuance.com/.../windows7.asp

I have problems with dragon medical 10.1 and windows 7. Speech recognition is not good compared to windows xp.

DRAGON MEDICAL 10.1 INSTALLED  ON MY WINDOWS 7 IS NOT WORKING WELL AT ALL.

ANY IDEAS??

I think ms is fd  I just got dragon 11 are it will not work!  MS told me I need to not run 7 server

I have purchased 2 DD 10 and they both lagged and started spitting out words that I never said! Now I have DD 11 and new computer with Windows 7 and it does the same thing! It will say partially what I say and then start's typing out "and him and him and him etc" What causes this?! What can I do to fix this? I'm a quadriplegic and I desperately need a voice to text program. I've used Dragon for years, but this is the worse I've ever seen!

I have an older version of Dragon Medical (9.5 bought in 2007) that I tried to load on to my new computer with Windows 7 using the XP Mode.  It doesn't work.  Is there any solution to this?  I've searched the web and can't find anything helpful... do I need to upgrade to version 10.1 (and shell out more $$)?

Hi Jeff SJ -

You need Dragon Medical 10.1 to run on Windows 7

Peter

I have a user running Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit, 3GB RAM Dragon NS 10.10 and when she tries to run SPSS 19 with Dragon she gets an error:  Failed to create the Java VM.  She has a laptop running Windows 7 as well, 64 bit 4GB RAM and runs SPSS without error.  Does this mean 3GB RAM is not enough to run both of these programs?  Will upgrading the RAM help?  What about the 32 vs 64 bit OS?

I have a user who is on Windows 7 and suddenly the text is no longer transferring into his Word templates when he's dictating. It is showing on the screen in the typical box, but the transfer isn't happening. It was working yesterday, but suddenly not today. Any ideas? Is there a setting in Dragon that would cause this?

Dragon 10.1 goes perfectly on my Windows 7. Thanks for this program, it helps me a lot

I have a Windows 7 64-bit computer. I purchased DNS 10 preferred about 8 months ago. I got around to installinng it today, and got a message that the C++ could not be installed. Is there a work around or is this $ 300 program essentially a doorstop.

Hi Keith -

You can download version 10.1 with Windows 7 64-bit support here:

www.nuance.com/.../dragon10.1

Just use the serial number from your version 10 software.

Peter

I am having issues with Dragon professional version 11 and Windows 7.  When I try to reopen a profile that I created or imported, I received a message saying "user files you have selected cannot be accessed. This could be because you do not have sufficient privileges to use it or because it is currently being accessed by another program."

I followed the instructions on dragons FAQ but it did not help.

I worked with my IT to get all permissions so I do not believe it is a privileges issue but rather some type of renaming bug. For example, if I have a profile that I name JAWS, it automatically renames itself JAWS_DrgRenamed_DrgRenamed... ... over and over again.

I found that if I rename the profile, I can usually open it eventually. But that is not a good solution. Any ideas?

Hi Sarah -

Sorry for your difficulty.  Best bet is to contact our technical support team - they can walk you through a solution.

Peter

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