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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Use your operating system's Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD SmartWare software from your computer. Uninstalling 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 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. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to: • Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 19) • Retrieve earlier versions of lost, or damaged files (see "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 26) • Secure you drive and all of the files on it with a password (see "Locking and Unlocking Your Drive" on page 30) • Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 36) • Check the operational condition of your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see "Checking Drive Health" on page 48) To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD SmartWare software: 1. Click Do Not Install on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare? prompt: USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 62

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MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS
– 62
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
Use your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the
WD SmartWare software from your computer.
Uninstalling 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
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.
Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software
If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an
external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to:
•
Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see “Backing Up Your
Computer Files” on page 19)
•
Retrieve earlier versions of lost, or damaged files (see “Retrieving Backed Up
Files” on page 26)
•
Secure you drive and all of the files on it with a password (see “Locking and
Unlocking Your Drive” on page 30)
•
Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance
(see “Managing and Customizing Your Drive” on page 36)
•
Check the operational condition of your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see
“Checking Drive Health” on page 48)
To forego these performance features and get started without installing the
WD SmartWare software:
1.
Click
Do Not Install
on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the
Continue without installing WD SmartWare?
prompt: