Logging on with administrator privileges
You must log on to your computer as a user with administrator privileges to install the WD SmartWare™ software that is on your My Book or My Passport drive.
To log on as an administrator:
Note: Normally, if you own the computer you are the administrator by default. If someone else set up your computer for you—as the administrator—that person must log on as an administrator and provide administrator privileges for your user name.