Installing An Ses Driver; Windows Xp; Installing The Driver Automatically - Western Digital WDBAAC2500ACH - My Passport Elite User Manual

Installing an SES Driver

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Should you decide not to install the WD SmartWare software, you must have an SES
driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from
displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer.
Note: The SES Driver is installed automatically if you install the WD SmartWare
The following topics are included in this appendix:

Windows XP

Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows XP
After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5, the Found New
Hardware screen displays.

Installing the Driver Automatically

To install the SES driver automatically, your computer must be connected to the Internet.
Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two extra screens may display at the same time as
1.
On the Found New Hardware screen, select Yes this time only to allow Windows to
connect to Windows Update:
2. Click Next.
software or if you clicked Do Not Install on the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen (see "Getting Started Without WD SmartWare
Software" on page 55.
the Found New Hardware screen. Close those two screens.
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