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. [. . . ] The more frequently Windows accesses, the less efficient your overall system. · Drive Space­The Drive Space gauge measures the amount of room left on your drives. If a disk fills up while a program is running, your system may crash. Working With Gauges In WinGauge, you can set global gauge commands or set specific commands for each gauge. You can also add, update, or remove gauges. 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. ensures that your virus signature files are always the latest. 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. · Empty the Recycle Bin. To set up QuickClean: 1. Click Cleanup in the main Student Survival Kit window. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens. 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. [. . . ] 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. For example, when you connect to Web sites that require a name and password, you can use Browser Buddy to: · Drag your username or password from Password Manager and drop it on the login form for the Web site. · Add new password information for a Web site. You can also run the Password Manager from its dialog box. [. . . ]