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Enabling the backup and retrieve functions, Uninstalling the wd smartware software, Uninstalling on windows xp computers – Western Digital My Book Studio/Studio LX User Manual User Manual

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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX

USER MANUAL

USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS

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Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions

If you selected Install Drive Settings at the What would you like to do? prompt on the
Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to enable the Backup and Retrieve
functions:

1.

On the drive maintenance Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 56),
click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog:

2. Select the Enable Backup and Restore functions check box.

3. 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 your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the
WD SmartWare software from your computer:

Uninstalling 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.

Uninstalling 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:

You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the

backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing
backup job configurations. (See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 18.)