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Getting started
Windows®
To install the HP Photosmart Software successfully, your
computer must have a minimum of 64MB of RAM, Windows
x64, XP, 2000, 98, 98 SE, or Me, and Internet Explorer 5.5
Service Pack 2 or higher. Internet Explorer 6 is
recommended. If your computer meets these requirements,
the installation process installs either HP Photosmart Premier
(Windows XP only) or HP Photosmart Essential. For
differences between these, see HP Photosmart Software on
page 69.
1. Close all programs and temporarily disable any virus
protection software running on your computer.
2. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into the CD drive of
your computer and follow the on-screen instructions. If the
installation screen does not appear, click Start, click Run,
type D:\Setup.exe, where D is the letter of your CD drive,
then click OK.
3. When the HP Photosmart Software has finished installing,
re-enable the virus protection software you disabled in
Step 1.
Macintosh
1. Insert the HP Photosmart Software CD into the CD drive of
your computer.
2. Double-click the CD icon on the computer desktop.
3. Double-click the installer icon, and then follow the on-
screen instructions.