Creating An Anti-Virus Emergency Diskette - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 7480 Reference Manual

6. Select one of the following options:
7. Select the Compressed Files option to include files created with file
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NOTE: Because VirusScan decompresses these file types in memory before checking for viruses, this
option can increase the time it takes to complete a scan.
8. Determine whether you want to start scanning immediately or to continue
9. Click Stop to halt a VirusScan after it has started, or click New Scan to start a
Creating an
Having an Anti-Virus Emergency Diskette available to use is an essential part of an
effective virus prevention program. If your system becomes infected, you may not be
Anti-Virus
able to access your hard drive or start Windows. The Emergency Diskette will, at a
Emergency
minimum, diagnose and resolve infections on your hard drive, enabling you to start
Diskette
your computer from a virus-free environment.
Use VirusScan's Emergency Diskette utility to create an Emergency Diskette. If you
ever need to start your computer from the Emergency Diskette, we recommend that
you perform a scan of your computer and its contents immediately after starting your
computer.
To create an Emergency Diskette, complete the following steps:
1. Get a blank, formatted 3.5-inch, high-density diskette.
2. From the Windows Taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, then McAfee.
3. Double-click the McAfee VirusScan
4.
5.
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Scan All Files
Program Files Only
If you select Program Files Only, click Extensions to view a list of file
extensions that VirusScan will scan. You can edit the list.
compression utilities. For more information on Scanning Compressed Files, refer
to the McAfee on-line Help.
customizing your scan. To start VirusScan immediately, click Scan Now. If you
want to continue configuring your scan, select one of the following tabs:
Action tab
Report tab
new scan and change your configuration choices to the VirusScan defaults.
displayed.
Click Tools. The Utility Toolbox is displayed.
Click Emergency Disk. The Emergency Disk Wizard is displayed.
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icon. The VirusScan Launcher is
Identifying and Removing Computer Viruses