User Guide

Deploying and Installing VirusScan TC
18 McAfee VirusScan TC
2. CopytheappropriateMSIfileorfilesfor your Windowsenvironmentto
either an FTP site or to a shared folder on the network.
• IfyournetworkincludesbothtypesofWindowsenvironment,copy
both MSI files.
• If you are operating in an exclusively Windows 2000 environment,
you do not need to copy either of the MSI files.
• If youare copying to a shared folder,you must use Universal
Naming Convention (UNC) to target it.
IMPORTANT:OnWindows95andWindows98systems,the
sharemustbeinthesamedomainasthecurrentlylogged-in
user.
3. Copy the file named VSCANTC.MCS to either an FTP site or shared
folderonthenetwork.Youcanusethesamefolderwhereyoucopiedthe
MSI installation files, or you can use a different folder.
If you are copying to a shared folder, you must use Universal Naming
Convention (UNC) to target it.
NOTE:Althoughthe*.MSIfilesandtheVSCANTC.MCSfilecanbe
placed in the same location, some administrators may prefer to
place them in different locations to control network traffic.
4. You can create up to eight FTP sites or shared network folders to hold
these files. This enables large networks to provide fail-over protection
and control network traffic.
5. Configure the VirusScan TC Installer
For installation to take place, the VirusScan TC Installer must be able to find
the executable files that places the Microsoft Installer into the target
computers, and the install package that contains the VirusScan TC software.
The files that install the Microsoft Installer are named INSTMSI.EXE and
INSTMSIW.EXE. These have been described under “4. Copy Installer and
program files to the network”. The package that contains the VirusScan TC
software isnamed VSCANTC.MCS.You mustplacethesefilesin oneormore
locations on your network, and then configure the VirusScan TC installer to
look for them in the locations you have selected.