Installing McAfee Anti-virus Protection Software for PCs

McAfee Enterprise version 8 will install on the following Windows Operating Systems:

• Windows NT Workstation and all Server versions.
• Windows 2000 Pro and all Server Versions.
• Windows XP Home and Pro.
• Windows 2003 server

NOTE: Important McAfee 7 Enterprise will NOT install on Windows 95, 98 or Millenium.

Preparing your Computer for Installation of McAfee 8 Enterprise

You must be logged onto the Local Machine (not a domain such as BGM), and have an Administrator level account.

• Generally, Windows 2000 and XP users connect to a Domain while at work. To login without connecting to the domain:

1. Save your work and close all open applications
2. Press Start on the lower left of your screen
3. Select Log Off username... or select Log Off username from the Shut Down menu. Windows will close.
4. Press <CTRL><ALT><DELETE> to login. You will be presented with your network logon window.
5. Select your local machine from the Log On To: list. (If you do not see a drop-down list under password called Log On To:, click the Options button.
6. Enter your Administrator username and your Administrator password. Click OK.

• Seek out and uninstall all other virus scanners you may have in your system. When it comes to hunting viruses, scanners are loners and will not function properly with competition.

1. To do this, go to -> Settings-> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs.
2. The Add/Remove Programs window displays all the software currently installed on your machine. Search through this list and remove all other virus checkers including any versions of Command Anti Virus, Symantec, Norton and McAfee.
3. Click the Remove button to remove each selected item of software.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Your machine will now be functioning without a virus scanner, so be sure to install the new one before you do anything else. (Save all your work and close all programs before beginning installation.)
6. Go to the Binghamton University ftp site, (ftp://ftp.binghamton.edu/pub/windows/virus-protection/) and double–click in the McAfee8 folder.
7. Double-click on the McAfee8.exe file to run the executable.
8. A splash screen will appear and then disappear and the installation will proceed in the background.
9. You will know the installation is complete when the McAfee icon appears in your system tray in the lower right-hand corner of your computer screen.
10. McAfee is now protecting your computer. It will update the virus definition files every hour of every day.

NOTE: If the Update process fails following installation, restart your computer and then right-click the McAfee icon on your system tray. Choose Update Now from the menu.