Getting Started With The Wd Smartware Software - Western Digital My Book User Manual

9. For Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8, two or three screens might appear,
depending on whether the AutoRun (AutoPlay) function is enabled or disabled:
IF AutoRun (AutoPlay) is . . . on your computer,
Enabled
Disabled
a. With AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, click Open folder to view files on the
AutoPlay screen and double-click the WD SmartWare application file to display
the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on page 6).
b. With AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Book
drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare application
file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on page 6).
10. Continue to "Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software" in the next section.
If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to "Getting Started
Without the WD SmartWare Software" on page 11 instead.

Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software

Steps 1 through 4 of the installation procedure install the version of the WD SmartWare
software that you select. Depending on your selection:
IF you install the . . .
Full version of the software,
Drive management version of
,
the software
1.
The What would you like to do? prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen
provides three options for getting started with the WD SmartWare software:
IF you want to install . . .
The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with
continuous automatic backup, retrieve, and drive
management features and:
• Run your first backup
• Register your drive
Only the WD SmartWare software drive management
features and register your drive,
The full version of the WD SmartWare software and
retrieve files that you have already backed up to your
My Book drive on another computer,
2. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue.
3. Wait for the software installation to complete. This could take several minutes.
AND want to . . .
• Run your first backup
• Register your drive
• Skip the backup
• Register your drive,
• Register your drive,
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THEN . . .
Proceed to step a.
Skip to step b.
THEN complete steps . . .
5, 6, and 7.
5, 6, and 8.
9.
THEN click the . . .
Install WD SmartWare button.
Install Drive Settings button.
Retrieve a backup link.