User Guide

User’s Guide 63
Installing Dr Solomon’sAnti-Virus
To learn which circumstancesrequire you to restart your computer,see Table
2-1.
Testing your installation
Once you install it, Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus is ready to scan your system for
infected files. You can verify that it has installed correctly and that it can
properly scan for viruses with a test developed by the European Institute of
ComputerAnti-virusResearch(EICAR),acoalitionof anti-virusvendors,as a
method for their customers to test any anti-virus software installation.
Table 2-1. Circumstances that require you to restart your system
Circumstance
Windows 95 and
Windows 98
Windows NT and
Windows 2000
Installation on computer with no
previous Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus version and no
incompatible software
No restart required,
unless you have
Novell Client32 for
NetWare installed,
then restart required
Restart required
Installation on computer with
previous Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus version
Restart required Restart required
Installation on computer with
incompatible software
No restart required,
but Setup will ask if
youwishtorestart.
You can safely click
No.
No restart required,
but Setup will ask if
youwishtorestart.
You can safely click
No.
Installation on a computer with
Microsoft Installer (MSI) v1.0
NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000
installs this MSI version
Restart required
after MSI files
installed and before
Setup can continue
Restart required
after MSI files
installed and before
Setup can continue
Installation on a computer with
Microsoft Installer v1.1
No restart required,
except on Windows
98 Second Edition
systems, or if some
drivers or .DLL files
used
No restart required
.DAT file update No restart required No restart required
Scan engine update via
Network Associates SuperDAT
utility
No restart required No restart required