Software5.1 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 minimum

RAM

64 MB minimum

Hard disk space

Amount required for installation: 450 MB minimum

 

Amount required for operation: 600 MB minimum

 

(When using ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix: 2 GB or better)

Display

800 ⋅ 600 pixels or better, 16-bit color or better

 

(When using ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix: 1024 ⋅ 768 or better)

Internet connection✽3

i To use the FinePix Internet Service or mail attachment function:

 

An Internet connection or e-mail transmission software is needed

 

i Connection speed: 56 k or better recommended

✽1 Models with one of the above operating systems pre-installed.

✽2 When you install the software, login 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.

■Recommended system

Operating System

Windows XP

CPU

2 GHz Pentium 4 or better recommended

RAM

512 MB or better recommended

Hard disk space

2 GB or better

Display

1024 ⋅ 768 pixels or better, Highest (32 bit)

Internet connection

Broadband (ADSL, FTTH, CATV, etc.)

◆ Notes ◆

i Connect the camera directly to the PC 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 PC 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 home-built PCs or on PCs running updated operating system software.

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 PC. Click the [Register now] button, enter your registered user ID and password and download the menu again.

Do not connect the camera to your PC until the software installation is completed.

1 Install FinePixViewer as instructed in the Quick start guide.

◆ Launching the installer manually ◆

1 Double-click the “My Computer” icon.

✽Windows XP users should click “My Computer” in the “Start” menu.

2 Right-click “FINEPIX” (CD-ROM drive) in the “My Computer” window and select “Open”. 3 Double-click “SETUP” or “SETUP.exe” in the CD-ROM window.

✽The way file names are displayed differs as described below depending on your PC settings.

iFile extensions (3-letter suffixes indicating the file type) may be shown or hidden. (e.g. Setup.exe or Setup)

iText may be shown normally or all in uppercase (e.g. Setup or SETUP).

◆ Installing other applications ◆

You may see messages for installing ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix. Install this application as directed by the on-screen instructions.

Install DirectX as directed by the on-screen instructions and then restart your PC. If the latest

2 version of DirectX is already installed on your PC, this installation is not performed.

●! If the latest version is already installed, this window does not appear. ●! Do not remove the CD-ROM during this procedure.

After restarting, the USB Video Class Driver would

3 be installed.

●! If the latest version is already installed, this window does not appear.

●! The driver is only installed on Windows XP SP1.

After restarting the PC, a message appears stating “Installation of the FinePixViewer has been

4 completed”.

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