User Guide

User’s Guide 29
Customizing Guard Dog
™
Preferences settings
The Preferences settings affect all of Guard Dog.
Scheduling Guard Dog actions
Guard Dog comes with a number of items that you can schedule. You can
schedule Guard Dog to perform time-consuming tasks, such as a virus check
on all files, while you are away from your computer. Remember to leave your
PC on during the scheduled time period.
To schedule an event
1. Click Options on the Guard Dog Home screen. Then click Protection
Settings.
2. In the pane on left side of the screen, make sure that a checkmark appears
in the check box next to Scheduler. If necessary, click the check box to
select it.
3. Click the word, Scheduler.
4. Click Add.
Table 4-1.
Use To
Load Guard Dog Start Guard Dog monitoring your PC for
potential problems when Windows
starts.
Show Splash
Screen
Briefly display the Guard Dog logo when
Windows starts.
Use Password Protect your settings from unauthorized
changes.
Click the Change Password button to
change an existing password.
Sound Effects Set the sound Guard Dog plays when it
displays a Privacy, Security, or Virus
Alert message.
Click the Speaker button to preview the
selected sound.