Western Digital WDBY8L0015BBK WD SmartWare User Manual - Page 54

Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software, Backup, Retrieve, Set Up Software, Set Up Drive, Preferences

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 3. On the Set Preferences dialog: a. Select the Enable Backup and Retrieve functions check box. b. Click Enable Backup Now to: • Add the Backup and Retrieve tabs to the Home screen display • Add the Set Up Software and Set Up Drive options to the Settings screen • Remove the Preferences option from the Drive Settings screen Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: Uninstalling the WD SmartWare software deletes all existing backup job configurations. You must restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 30.) Use the operating system's Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD SmartWare software. On Windows XP computers: 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. On Windows Vista or Windows 7 computers: 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. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE SOFTWARE - 50

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE SOFTWARE
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3.
On the Set Preferences dialog:
a.
Select the
Enable Backup and Retrieve functions
check box.
b.
Click
Enable Backup Now
to:
•
Add the
Backup
and
Retrieve
tabs to the Home screen display
•
Add the
Set Up Software
and
Set Up Drive
options to the Settings screen
•
Remove the
Preferences
option from the Drive Settings screen
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
Use the operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the
WD SmartWare software.
On Windows XP computers:
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.
On Windows Vista or Windows 7 computers:
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.
Important:
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare software deletes all existing backup job
configurations. You must restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software.
(See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 30.)