User Guide

Using the WinGuard Scanner
166 Dr Solomon’sAnti-Virus
Thisdiffersfromdisablingthescanner,whichmeansdeactivating oneor more
of its modules and preventing those modules from running during a scan
session. It does not mean stopping the scanner and unloading it from your
computer's memory. The WinGuard scanner can remain active in memory
even withnone ofits modules enabled. In thisstate, thescanner stillleaves an
icon in the Windows system tray that you can use to enable it again.
Preventing the scanner from starting automatically
If you do not want the WinGuard scanner to start automatically, you can use
the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus control panel to prevent it from doing so.
Follow these steps:
1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, point to Settings, then choose
Control Panel.
2. Locate and double-click the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus control panel to
open it.
3. Click the Components tab.
4. Clear the LoadWinGuardonstartupcheckbox at the top of the
Components property page.
5. Click OK to close the control panel.
TheWinGuardscannerwillnotstoporunloadatthispoint,butitwillnotstart
when you next start your computer.
Stopping the WinGuard scanner completely
You can stop the WinGuard scanner completely—that is, deactivate it and
removeitfrommemory—inanyofthreeways.Onceyoustopthescanner,you
canreactivateitonlybyrestartingitorrestartingyourcomputer.Tolearnhow
tostartorrestartthescanner,see“EnablingorstartingtheWinGuardscanner”
on page 98.
Method 1: Use the WinGuard shortcut menu
Follow these steps:
1. Right-click theWinGuardicon intheWindowssystemtraytodisplay
its shortcut menu.
2. Choose Exit.