Software | 5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC |
5 Installation |
Pre-installation checklist
To run this software, you must have the hardware and software described below. Check your system before you begin the installation.
Operating System✽1 | Windows 98 (including the Second Edition) |
| Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) |
| Windows 2000 Professional✽2 |
| Windows XP Home Edition✽2 |
| Windows XP Professional✽2 |
CPU | 200 MHz Pentium or better recommended (800 MHz Pentium III or better |
| recommended for Windows XP) |
RAM | 64 MB minimum (128 MB minimum for Windows XP), 256 MB or more |
| recommended |
Hard disk space | Amount required for installation: 450 MB minimum |
| Amount required for operation: 600 MB minimum |
| (When using ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix: 2 GB or better) |
Display | 800 ⋅ 600 pixels or better, |
| (When using ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix: 1024 ⋅ 768 or better) |
Internet connection✽3 | i To use FinePix Internet Service or mail attachment function: |
| An Internet connection and |
| i Connection speed: 56 k or better recommended |
|
|
✽1 Models with one of the above operating systems
✽2 When you install the software, log in using a system administrator account (e.g. “Administrator”).
✽3 Required to use the FinePix Internet Service. The software can still be installed even if you do not have an Internet connection.
◆ Notes ◆
i Connect the camera directly to the computer using the USB cable (included). The software may not operate correctly when you use an extension cable or connect the camera via a USB hub.
i When your computer has more than one USB port, the camera can be connected to either port.
i Push the USB connector fully into the socket to ensure that it is securely connected. The software may not operate correctly if the connection is faulty.
i Additional USB interface board is not guaranteed. i Windows 95 and Windows NT cannot be used.
i Operation is not guaranteed on
i When you reinstall or remove FinePixViewer, the Internet menu and your user ID and password for the FinePix Internet Service are deleted from your computer. Click the [Register now] button, enter your registered user ID and password and download the menu again.
i To use Video Chat, a PC running Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1) or Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 1) is required with a sound card, a connected microphone and speakers, and Windows Messenger 5.0 or later installed. When using a router, check that the router is compatible with Windows Messenger.
5
Software Installation
53