User Guide

Installing and uninstalling
You can install from a CD or an executable downloaded from the Internet.
To install ACDSee from a CD-ROM:
1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click the Start button and click Run | Browse.
3. Select the CD drive in the Look in drop-down box.
4. Select Setup.exe.
5. Click Open.
6. Click OK to run the installation. Follow the instructions in the Install wiz-
ard.
To install ACDSee from an executable file:
1. Double-click the executable file.
2. Click Next to start the install process. Follow the instructions in the
Install wizard.
To uninstall ACDSee from your system:
1. From the Start menu, click Settings | Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Select ACDSee 5.0.
4. Click Change/Remove. Follow the instructions in the Uninstall wizard.
After you install ACDSee on your computer, an application icon is placed on the
desktop and in the Start menu.
Starting ACDSee
After you install ACDSee on your computer, an application icon is placed on the
desktop and in the Start menu. You can also associate files so that ACDSee opens
when you double-click a file from Windows® Explorer™.
To start ACDSee, do one of the following:
• Double-click the ACDSee icon on the desktop.
• Click Start | ACD Systems, and select ACDSee.
You can start ACDSee from the Taskbar Notification area if you select
the option to continue running ACDSee in the Taskbar Notification area
after you exit the program.
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