Western Digital WDBAAB5000ASL User Manual - Page 43

Uninstalling on Windows XP, Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Uninstalling on Windows XP To uninstall the WD SmartWare software on Windows XP: 1. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 3. Select WD SmartWare and click Remove. 4. Click Yes at the Are you sure... prompt. Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 To uninstall the WD SmartWare software on Windows Vista or Windows 7: 1. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Double-click Programs and Features. 3. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall/Change at the top of the screen. 4. Click Yes at the Do you wish to proceed... prompt. Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image In addition to deleting all of the data on your My Passport drive, erasing or reformatting the drive also removes the WD SmartWare software and all of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD SmartWare software on your computer, or move the drive to another computer and install the software there, you will need to restore the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Passport drive. To do this, after you have erased or reformatted the drive, go to support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 38

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE
– 38
Uninstalling on Windows XP
To uninstall the WD SmartWare software on Windows XP:
1.
Click
Start
>
Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click
Add or Remove Programs
.
3.
Select
WD SmartWare
and click
Remove
.
4.
Click
Yes
at the
Are you sure...
prompt.
Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7
To uninstall the WD SmartWare software on Windows Vista or Windows 7:
1.
Click
Start
>
Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click
Programs and Features
.
3.
Click
WD SmartWare
or the WD SmartWare icon and click
Uninstall/Change
at the
top of the screen.
4.
Click
Yes
at the
Do you wish to proceed...
prompt.
Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image
In addition to deleting all of the data on your My Passport drive, erasing or reformatting
the drive also removes the WD SmartWare software and all of the support files, utilities,
online help and user manual files.
If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD SmartWare software on your computer,
or move the drive to another computer and install the software there, you will need to
restore the WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Passport drive. To do
this, after you have erased or reformatted the drive, go to
support.wdc.com
and see
Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419.