User Guide

Updating and Upgrading Dr Solomon’sAnti-Virus
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Configuring the AutoUpdate Utility
To configure the AutoUpdate utility so that it runs properly as a task within
the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus console, you must tell it:
• which update sites have the new files you want to download
• which transfer method you want it to use for the download
• whetheryou useaproxyserver and, if so, what portyou have assignedto it
• whetheryouwantittobackupyourexisting.DATfiles
• what you want it to do with the files it downloads-install them,save them
for future use, or both
• what you want it to do after it downloads the files-force an update, reboot
your system after an update, or run a program after an update
• whether you want it to keep track of its actions in a log file
Property pages in the Automatic Update Properties dialog box control the
options for your update task. You can click each tab in turn to configure this
task.
To display the Automatic Update dialog box, follow these steps:
1. Double-click the AutoUpdate task in the Console task list to open its
Task Properties dialog box (see Figure 6-4 on page 218).
To learn how to set a password for this task, see “Working with the
AutoUpgradeandAutoUpdatetasks”on page218.Tolearnhowtoseta
schedule for the task, see “Enabling tasks” on page 223.
2. Click Configure.
The Automatic Update dialog box appears with the Update Sites
property page selected (see Figure 7-1 on page 255).