User Guide

McAfee Utilities
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NOTE: If you kno w a component is operating prop e rly but First Aid
reports a problem, do n ot AutoFix it. First A id may have incorrectly
identified a “problem,” and the suggested fix m ay inadvertently cause a
real problem to occur. If AutoFix produces unwanted chang es in your
P C, y ou can usually rev erse the changes with Und o.
You can AutoFix from several points in the CheckUp report:
Click AutoFix on the main CheckUp Report screen to fix critical and
potential problems.
After clicking View on the initial C heckUp Report. Depending on the fix
available fora given problem , you willseeeitheran Auto F ix or Manu al Fix
button in the screen.
To return to the main CheckUp desktop, click Finished.
Manually fixing a problem
AutoF ix is a skilled PC te chnician, but certain PC p ro b le ms cannot be fixed
autom atically. First Aid still p ro vides a solution for thes e problems but needs
your participation to fix t hem. For example, if Chec kUp determines that an
important software component is missing, you’ll need to locate the required
CD or floppy disk and insert it in the drive.
NOTE:YoucanlearnifyourPC hasanyproblemsrequiringamanualfix
b eforeoraf tera nA utoFix.Tolearnbeforehand ,clic kViewfromthemain
CheckUpR eport screenands electa problemfr o m thelist. ClickFix Info ,
and the Fix Info s creen appears. Th e Possible Solutions screen lists any
solutions requiring a m anual f ix. To learn after an AutoFix , click View
from the final Chec kUp Report screen.
To m anually fix a problem,click ManualFix onthe Fix Info screen, and foll ow
the instructions provided.
Using Universal Undo
First A id 2000 h elps you undo mistakes you make with your PC’s settings.
Quite often, seemingly innocent changes such as upg rading s o ftware or
making a change in the Windows control panel can lead to unintended
consequences. Unive rsal Undo offers a sui te of undos t hat automatically
mon itor changes in your PC, and a llow you to quickly res tore your previous
settings w hen things go wrong.