The Xythos Drive is a desktop application that must be installed on each computer where it will be used. To install the Xythos Drive, the user must have Administrator rights on the computer. Once the Xythos Drive has been installed, the user does not need Administrator rights to use the software.

Requirements of the Xythos Drive:

• Operating Systems:
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP Home
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows Vista
• Hard disk space (calculate by adding up the following three items):
• 10Mb for base install
• total size of all files you will require to be available offline
• 2 * the size of all files you will be actively working with
• Internet connection

Running with a Virus Scanner

If you are running a real-time virus scanner, it is recommended that you configure the virus scanner to exclude scanning of the Xythos Drive cache. Doing this provides a noticeable performance improvement when working with the cache, such as during opening and editing of files. Excluding the cache from the virus scanner does not compromise the security of the system. The cache is located in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Xythos\cache

If you are running Symantec Norton Anti-virus, you can refer to these instructions on how to exclude certain directories from being scanned .

Uninstalling Xythos Drive

The Xythos Drive can be uninstalled in a couple of ways.

1. From the Windows Control Panel:
   1. Choose Add/Remove Programs
   2. Scroll down to Xythos Drive and select the Add/Remove button.
   3. Reboot your computer to complete the process.
2. From the Windows Programs Menu:
   1. Navigate to the Xythos Drive folder
   2. Choose Uninstall Xythos Drive
   3. Reboot your computer to complete the process.