Paperport

Release Notes for PaperPort 12
Version 12.0
English version
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Last modified: August 25, 2009

Please read this document for late-breaking or detailed information about Nuance PaperPort 12 that could not be included in its other documentation. It relates to both PaperPort 12 Professional PaperPort 12 versions of the product. Inthe rest of this document, the name PaperPort 12 is used for both versions unless Professional is used in the name. Up-to-date information and a knowledge base are available on the PaperPort support web page (http://www.nuance.com/imaging/support/default.asp). You can access this directly from inside PaperPort 12, using the Product Information button in the Help ribbon.

These release notesdiscuss the following main topics:
Minimum System Requirements
Installation and Uninstallation
Scanner Support
Known issues
Third-party licenses

Minimum System Requirements

To install and run PaperPort 12, your Windows-compatible PC must meet or exceed the following requirements:
• A computer with an Intel® Pentium®, newer or equivalent processor.
• Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) SP3 orabove, Windows Vista SP2 or above, Windows 7
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above
• 512 MB of memory (RAM), 1GB recommended
• 500 MB of free hard disk space for application files plus 20 MB working space during installation
• SVGA monitor with 256 colors, but preferably 16-bit color (called Medium Color in XP and Vista) and at least 800 x 600 pixel resolutions
• Windows-compatiblepointing device
• CD-ROM drive for installation
• A compatible scanner with its own scanner driver software, if you plan to scan documents. See the Scanner Guide at Nuance's web site www.nuance.com for a list of supported scanners.
• Web connection (with IE 6.0 or above). Web access is needed for product registration, activation, Scanner Wizard database updating and obtaining live updates for theprogram
If your computer does not meet all of these requirements, the installation will continue, though some features might not work on your system. Please ensure that you have the most recent Windows Service Pack available.

Installation and Uninstallation

Before you install or uninstall PaperPort 12, exit from any open applications so that only Windows is running. There should be noapplications listed in the task bar other than Windows Explorer.

Upgrading from PaperPort 12 to PaperPort 12 Professional
Before installing PaperPort 12 Professional, please uninstall the following components from your computer:
• PaperPort 12
• PDF Viewer Plus
• PaperPort Image Printer

Installing PaperPort 12
The installation program provides easy step-by-step instructions. Follow the guidanceon each screen to install the software. Installation and un-installation require Administrator rights.
PaperPort installation comprises three elements that are installed in a single process:
• PaperPort program (also includes ImageViewer, ScanDirect and Scanner Setup Wizard)
• PDF Viewer Plus (in PaperPort Professional this includes PDF Create)
• PaperPort Image Printer
PDF Viewer Plus is notinstalled if the top-line Nuance product PDF Converter Professional is detected on the computer (version 5 or above) because it provides all the functionality of PDF Viewer Plus, and much more additionally.
To install PaperPort, launch the Autorun executable, select an installation language if offered, accept or change the program location. The program location must be a local folder on yourcomputer. If PDF Viewer Plus is to be installed, you have two checkmarks:
Set Nuance PDF as your default viewer for Windows and Internet Explorer
This sets PDF Viewer Plus as your system default PDF viewer. PDF files on the PaperPort desktop are by default opened in a Nuance PDF product. If you select this option, PDF files that are double-clicked anywhere on your system will open in PDF Viewer...