tsahar wrote:
Trancer, thank you for your useful response.
In my original query, I focused on WD Quick View as it is the program that one comes across more often. Your response helped me undersrand the role of the Quick View program. However, there are several programs that run under the hood. For example, WD Drive Manager is run as a service on startup. Similalry, WD Drive Auto Unlock is always present in the task manager.
Here is my revised question: Is it possible to attach the WD My Book Live to a Windows 7 (or 8) machine WITHOUT using any WD software and by ONLY using the support provided by the OS?
The WD Drive Manager and WD Drive Auto Unlock are processes that run alongside the WD Quickview, but they only work with USB WD drives. They are installed even though you have a WD My Book Live because the WD Quickview is universal for all compatible WD drives.
Yes, you can completely uninstall the WD Quickview and/or any other WD Software without affecting or losing drive/NAS functionality.
