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How to Install a Gen D3 D2 Switcher

The gaming hacker community has developed a number of hacking applications for the Sony PlayStation Portable, or PSP, gaming device, customarily referred to as "homebrews." These homebrew application allow you to play games from other game systems through built-in emulators or enhance the capability to play a wider range of native PSP games. Some native PSP games run more smoothly on the D2 version of the device operating system, or OS, while others run better on the D3 version. The GEN-D2 to GEN-D3 Switcher is a homebrew application that allows you to switch from one OS to another seamlessly.

Things You'll Need

PSP memory stick
Memory stick reader

Instructions

- 1
  Download the "GEN-D2 to GEN-D3 Switcher" file folder onto your computer (see References).
- 2
  Insert your PSP memory stick into the memory stick reader.
- 3
  Plug the cable from the memory stick reader into a USB port on the computer. A folder for your PSP memory stick will appear on your desktop.
- 4
  Drag-and-drop the GEN-D2 to GEN-D3 switcher file folder into the memory stick folder.
- 5
  Remove the memory stick from the reader, then insert the PSP memory stick into the memory stick port on your PSP.
- 6
  Press the menu button to open the main menu, select the memory stick option, and press the X button to open it on the screen.
- 7
  Use the "Up/Down" arrow buttons to scroll and select the "GEN-D2 to GEN-D3 Switcher" file on the screen and press the "X' button to begin the installation.

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