Using A Rescue Disk; Disk Minder In Dos; First Aid; Using Checkup - McAfee OFFICE 3.1 User Manual

McAfee Utilities

Using a Rescue Disk

Insert your Rescue disk into drive A, reboot your computer (or turn on the
power). If your system doesn't boot, access CMOS and make sure the Booting
From Floppy option is enabled. Then follow the instructions on the screen.

Disk Minder in DOS

Disk Minder displays a screen showing the kind of data it is checking and the
options in effect. If the Display Summary for Each Drive option is set, Disk
Minder displays a summary message showing the total number of errors
found on each drive, if any. It also shows information about the clusters on the
drive..

First Aid

First Aid detects common computer problems ranging from hardware,
software, to configuration problems. It examines your entire computer and
display options that you can select such as: fixing problems automatically,
undoing previous configuration settings, and accessing a database of
information to assist in troubleshooting common computer problems.
There are three main buttons to select in the main window to start using First
Aid 2000:
• Universal Undo allows you to return your PC to its previous settings by
reversing changes that have been made to your computer.
• Ask Advisor allows you to access sources of information about your
computer which can assist you in troubleshooting problems or simply
learn more about your computer.
• CheckUp provides a systematic method of quickly identifying and fixing
PC problems automatically.

Using CheckUp

First Aid's CheckUp examines your entire PC at once, or if you are having
trouble with just one component, you can perform a rigorous CheckUp on that
component only.
To perform a complete CheckUp
1. To perform a CheckUp on your entire PC, click the CheckUp button at
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the bottom center of the CheckUp desktop. The CheckUp process begins.