Troubleshooting Installation Problems; Step 1: Clean Up Your Hard Drive - McAfee FIREWALL 2.1-GETTING STARTED Getting Started

Installing McAfee Firewall
To install McAfee Firewall
1. Close all open programs.
2. Insert the McAfee Firewall CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. In the McAfee Firewall Setup screen, click Install McAfee Firewall.

Troubleshooting installation problems

A failed installation can cause software problems that are difficult to track
down. The major causes of installation failure are:
• Hard drive errors
• Temporary files that conflict with the installation
• Attempting to install while other software is running
Follow the procedure outlined below to minimize the affect that these
common conditions may have on your installation.

Step 1: Clean up your hard drive

Run the Windows 95 hard drive utilities, ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter to
identify and fix any errors on your hard drive:
1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, point to Programs, then Accessories,
2. In the ScanDisk window, select Standard and Automatically fix errors.
3. Click Advanced. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, make sure the
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NOTE: If the setup screen doesn't start automatically when you
close your CD-ROM drive, click Start on the Windows taskbar, click
Run, then type d:\setup. If D is not the drive letter of your CD-ROM
drive, substitute the correct drive letter.
then System Tools, and click ScanDisk.
NOTE: These are the default settings.
following settings are selected:
• Only if errors found
• Replace log