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User’s Guide 41
2Installing Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus
Before you begin
DrSolomon’s SoftwaredistributesDrSolomon’s Anti-Virusin two ways:1)as
an archived file that you can download from the Network Associates website;
and 2) on CD-ROM. Although the method you use to transfer Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus files from an archive you download differs from the method you
use to transfer files from a CD-ROM you place in your CD-ROM drive, the
installationstepsyoufollowafterthatare thesameforbothdistributiontypes.
Review the system requirements to verify that Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus will
run on your system, then move to “Preparing to install Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus” on page 42.
System requirements
DrSolomon’sAnti-Virus willinstallandrunonanyIBMPCorPC-compatible
computer equipped with:
• A processor equivalent to at least an Intel Pentium-class or compatible
processor.DrSolomon’sSoftwarerecommends anIntelPentium processor
or Celeron processor running at a minimum of 166 MHz.
• A CD-ROM drive. If you downloaded your copy of Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus,thisisanoptionalitem.
• At least 40MB of free hard disk space for a full installation. Dr Solomon’s
Software recommends 75MB.
• At least 16MB of free random-access memory (RAM). Dr Solomon’s
Software recommends at least 20MB.
• MicrosoftWindows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT Workstationv4.0 with
Service Pack 4 or later, or Windows 2000 Professional. Dr Solomon’s
Software recommends that you also have Microsoft Internet Explorer
v4.0.1 or later installed, particularly if your system runs any Windows 95
version.