User manual MCAFEE STUDENT SURVIVAL KIT 1.0-GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] Student Survival Kit Getting Started Version 1. 0 COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2000 Network Associates, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of Network Associates, Inc. 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All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners. [. . . ] NOTE: For step-by-step instructions and more information on how to use WinGauge, refer to the McAfee Student Survival Kit online Help file. 22 Student Survival Kit Using Student Survival Kit Help If you need step-by-step instructions on how to perform a particular task within any of the components of Student Survival Kit, click the Help icon as it appears on the right-hand side of any screen to display available Help topics. Using VirusScan McAfee VirusScan provides complete desktop protection with an array of scanning features that keep your system clean, mean, and virus-free. Using only the latest technology, VirusScan detects 100% of viruses including floppy disks, Internet downloads, email attachments, Intranets, shared files, CD-ROM, and online services (even inside the most popular compressed file types). · VirusScan's award-winning scanning engine Hunter, includes ground-breaking variant detection and heuristic technology that detects even new unknown macro viruses before they have a chance to inflict damage. New updates are pushed directly to your desktop the moment they are released. · AVERT (Anti-Virus Emergency Research Team) staffs more than 85 experienced virus researchers around the world, providing customers with unparalleled follow-the-sun support. AVERT even makes hourly beta virus signature files available to all customers 24 hours a day. NOTE: For step-by-step instructions and more information on how to use McAfee VirusScan, refer to the McAfee Student Survival Kit online Help file. Using QuickClean QuickClean wizard performs any of the following actions to keep your computer free of unused files and invalid shortcuts: · Remove unused files in the cache folder of your Internet browser. · Remove any temporary files in folders that are used by applications and Windows. Getting Started 23 Using Student Survival Kit · Clean up shortcuts, Registry entries, and remove references in operating system files that are not connected to any application. The default settings will be displayed through the wizard screens, you can change it according to your preference. To change the QuickClean schedule: 1. Right-click the red and white McAfee Agent icon in the clock area of the taskbar, and then select What's Scheduled on the menu. In the What's Scheduled dialog box, select QuickClean and click Schedule. In the Event Schedule dialog box, choose the time interval for QuickClean to run from the dropdown list box. Using Backup and Restore The Backup and Restore feature is designed to assist you in handling the Registry component of your computer. The Registry is a repository for all the information about your hardware, software and network settings, configuration settings (such as desktop colors), plug-and-play data, program initialization settings, and so on. Each time you add or remove programs or hardware, or even if you change your desktop and customization settings, the Registry is updated. Some settings no longer do anything (especially if you have removed a program). New settings may adversely affect older settings, even to the point of rendering applications or hardware devices inoperable. And, as the Registry changes, just like the hard disk, it becomes fragmented. The more fragmented it becomes, the slower your system runs. 24 Student Survival Kit Using Student Survival Kit Registry Backup With Registry Backup, you have the following two options: · Back-up your registry: This backs up your current registry. · Restore your registry: If you select Restore, a list of registry backups appear. The registry that setup backed up originally is called Original. Backing Up Registry Use the following procedure to back up your registry. Launch the Registry Backup & Restore Wizard via the Student Survival Kit window. When the the Registry Backup & Restore Wizard appears, select Backup and click Next. [. . . ] Then click Apply. 32 Student Survival Kit Using Student Survival Kit Email Encryption · If you are using an email application supported by the plug-ins, you can encrypt and sign your messages by selecting the appropriate options from your application's tool bar. · If your email application is not supported by the plug-ins, you can copy the message to the clipboard and perform the appropriate functions from there. If you want to include any file attachments, you can encrypt and sign them from the Windows Explorer before attaching them to your email. For more information, see the Student Survival Kit online Help. Browser Buddy You can depend on Browser Buddy to help you easily navigate through the intricacies of the Web. [. . . ]