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5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC

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Installation
Pre-installation checklist
To run this software, you must have the hardware and software described below. Check yoursystem before you begin the installation.
✽1 Models with one of the above operating systems pre-installed.
✽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.
Operating System✽1
CPU
Windows 98 (including the Second Edition)
Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
Windows 2000 Professional✽2
Windows XP Home Edition✽2
Windows XP Professional✽2
200 MHz Pentium or better recommended (800 MHz Pentium IIIor better
recommended for Windows XP)
RAM 64 MB minimum (128 MB minimum for Windows XP),
256 MB or better recommended
Hard disk space Amount required for installation: 450 MB minimum
Amount required for operation: 600 MB minimum
Display 800 ×600 pixels or better, 16-bit color or better
Internet connection✽3iTo use FinePix Internet Service or mail attachment function:
An Internet connection and e-mail transmission software is needed
iConnection speed: 56 k or better recommended
◆Notes ◆
iConnect the camera directly to the PC using the USB cable (mini-B). The software may not operate
correctly when you use an extension cable or connect the camera via a USB hub.
iWhen your PC has more than one USB port, the camera can be connected to either port.
iPush 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.
iAdditional USB interface board is not guaranteed.
iWindows 95 and Windows NT cannot be used.
iOperation is not guaranteed on home-built PCs or on PCs running updated operating system
software.
iWhen 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.
1Install FinePixViewer as instructed in the Quick start guide.
2After restarting the PC, install DirectX as directed by the on-screen instructions and then restart
your PC again. If the latest version of DirectX is already installed on your PC, this installation isnot performed.
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If the latest version is already installed, this window does not appear.
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Do not remove the CD-ROM during this procedure.
3After restarting the PC, a message appears stating the “Installation of the FinePixViewer has
been completed”.Do not connect the camera to your PC until the software installation is completed.
◆Launching the installer manually ◆
1Double-click the “My Computer” icon.
✽Windows XP users should click “My Computer” in the “Start” menu.
2Right-click “FINEPIX” (CD-ROM drive) in the “My Computer” window and select “Open”.
3Double-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).
■Hardware and software requirements