How to use My Book without WD Smartware

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So, you unistalled the WD Smartware, but could still see your My Book external hard drive?  I ask because, after I uninstalled the WD Smartware, the drive disappeared, and was completely un-accessible.  I could not see it in Device Manager, My Computer, or Windows Explorer.  Oh, I tried the search named above (in the first response) and it sent me back to my original post.