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5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC
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Software
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.
✽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
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, 16-bit color 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 e-mail transmission software
i Connection speed: 56 k or better recommended
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Notes
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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 home-built computers or on computers 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 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.