MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS
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4.
If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click
Cancel
to close it:
The WD SmartWare software will install the proper driver for your My Book drive.
5.
Several different screens might also appear, depending on your computer’s
operating system:
6.
For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the
AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled:
a. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 16 on page 52).
b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, right-click to open the
WD SmartWare drive listing in Windows Explorer:
Note:
The WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a “virtual” CD
(VCD) drive on your My Book drive. The VCD displays and behaves just
like a physical CD. To see the contents of the VCD, such as the
documentation and some extra programs, right-click the VCD and select
Open
.
c. Double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 16 on page 52).
IF your operating system is . . .
THEN . . .
Windows XP
Proceed to step 6.
Windows Vista or Windows 7
Skip to step 8.
IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on your computer, THEN . . .
Enabled
Proceed to step a.
Disabled
Skip to step b.
Windows Vista or Windows 7
Windows XP
