Western Digital WDBAAA2500Axx - My Passport Essential User Manual page 11

6. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on whether the
AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled:
IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on your computer, THEN . . .
Enabled
Disabled
a. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen displays (see Figure 4).
b. On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Passport
drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to
display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4).
7. Continue to "Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software" on page 7.
If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to "Getting Started
Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 13 instead.
8. For Windows Vista or Windows 7, two or three screens might appear, depending on
whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled:
IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on your computer, THEN . . .
Enabled
Disabled
Figure 4. Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen
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Proceed to step a.
Skip to step b.
Proceed to step a on page 7.
Skip to step b on page 7.
Note: If a Flash Player is installed on
your computer, the screen is
animated.
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