Western Digital My Passport Elite User Manual - Manual (Page 45)

MY PASSPORT ELITE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 40
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the Run Backup
backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing
backup job configurations. (See“Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 16.)
Use your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the
WD SmartWare software from your computer.
Windows XP
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.
Windows Vista or Windows 7
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.