- #WD VIRTUAL CD MANAGER DOWNLOAD HOW TO#
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- #WD VIRTUAL CD MANAGER DOWNLOAD DRIVERS#
What is this driver, why is it required and how can I get rid of the repeated prompts to install the driver? Windows attempts to install a driver called the SES Driver every time I connect the drive to a computer. For assistance doing this please see Answer ID 5419: WD SES driver download and instructions for recovering the WD SmartWare installer. You can download a copy of the SES driver from our knowledge base. The prompts to install the driver are part of the Windows Operating system and will always occur when connecting a drive to a Windows PC without the driver installed. Western Digital still recommends installing the SES driver when not using WD SmartWare, but the drive will function without it.
#WD VIRTUAL CD MANAGER DOWNLOAD HOW TO#
If you wish to use the drive as a simple hard drive and do not require access to the advanced features of the drive, you can hide the VCD by following Answer ID 3835: How to disable (hide) the Virtual CD (VCD) for Windows or Mac OSX on a My Book or My Passport drive.
To access many of the optional features of your drive, you will be required to install both the SES driver, and the WD SmartWare software. The SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) driver is different from the Virtual CD, and the WD SmartWare software.
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If your drive is not recognized please see Answer ID 1708: I cannot find drivers for my WD drive and/or my Operating System fails to recognize my WD drive. WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager is a reliable tool that helps you keep your drive settings and features safe and also tidies up the look of your operating system by hiding unnecessary items.The SES driver is not required for your drive to be recognized by your computer. You also no longer have access to the drives’ security settings. Once you succeed in hiding the Virtual CD, you also disable the automatic file backup and retrieve features. In case you have multiple devices connected and want to disable the VCD for some of them, the application allows you to do just that. Before you get to remove the VCD, you need to update the drive firmware and there are some precautions that you need to be aware of.
To help you hide or display the VCD, WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager uses a simple, comprehensive wizard interface that guides you through the process. If at any time you wish to display the VCD, you can do so by running WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager again. And by disable, you don’t remove the feature, but hide it from sight. Otherwise, if you don’t need to have the Virtual CD displayed, for example if you don’t want unauthorized people to make changes to your drive or if there are just too many devices connected, you can disable the VCD. This helps you when you need to install WD SmartWare, as well as encrypt or decrypt files using its security features. The VCD feature is added to the My Passport and My Book hard drives and contain their installation software, password protection application, the encryption tool, user’s manual and other resource that the drive needs to function properly.Įach time you connect your external storage unit, the VCD appears in Windows Explorer like any other CD volume. WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager is an application developed by Western Digital to help you manage the use of the VDC (Virtual CD).
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