Testing Your Installation - McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 Administrator's Manual

Circumstance
Installation on computer with no
previous VirusScan version and
no incompatible software
Installation on computer with
previous VirusScan version
Installation on computer with
incompatible software
Installation on a computer with
Microsoft Installer (MSI) v1.0
NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000
installs this MSI version
Installation on a computer with
Microsoft Installer v1.1
.DAT file update
Scan engine update via McAfee
VirusScan SuperDAT utility

Testing your installation

Once you install it, VirusScan software is ready to scan your system for
infected files. You can verify that it has installed correctly and that it can
properly scan for viruses with a test developed by the European Institute of
Computer Anti-virus Research (EICAR), a coalition of anti-virus vendors, as a
method for their customers to test any anti-virus software installation.
Table 2-1. Circumstances that require you to restart your system
Installing VirusScan Software
Windows 95 and
Windows 98
No restart required,
unless you have
Novell Client32 for
NetWare installed,
then restart required
Restart required
No restart required,
but Setup will ask if
you wish to restart.
You can safely click
No
.
Restart required
after MSI files
installed and before
Setup can continue
No restart required,
except on Windows
98 Second Edition
systems, or if some
drivers or .DLL files
used
No restart required
No restart required
Windows NT and
Windows 2000
Restart required
Restart required
No restart required,
but Setup will ask if
you wish to restart.
You can safely click
No
.
Restart required
after MSI files
installed and before
Setup can continue
No restart required
No restart required
No restart required
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