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Installation Instructions for McAfee VirusScan 8.5i Enterprise

 

Congratulations!  You have taken an important step to protect your computer against computer viruses by taking this time to update to the newest version of McAfee VirusScan.  Now more than ever, having adequate virus protection is a necessity.  Computer viruses are being developed at a faster rate than ever before, causing not only problems for individual computers, but for entire networks and the Internet.  Saint Mary’s College supports McAfee VirusScan, and this software is available to all faculty, staff, and student computers used for college work.  Here now are instructions on how to install the newest version of VirusScan onto your computer.  If you have any questions or problems, please contact ResNet by filling out a problem form at http://fixit.saintmarys.edu if you are a student, or contact the Information Technology Help Desk at x4715 or at helpdesk@saintmarys.edu if you are a faculty or staff member.

 

System Requirements:

 

Make sure that your computer meets the following requirements in order to install VirusScan 8.5.0 Enterprise.  If your computer does not satisfy these requirements, please consider using our older version of VirusScan, if you are not using it already.  Instructions on installing VirusScan 4.51 SP 1 can be found at http://www.saintmarys.edu/virus/virusscan/vscan451install.htm .

 

  1. Microsoft Windows Vista, XP Professional SP1 or Home Edition SP1 or Windows 2000 Professional SP 1, 2, 3, or 4.  (Note that Windows 95, 98, and ME cannot use this software!)
  2. At least 75 MB of free hard disk space.
  3. A working connection to the Saint Mary’s College campus network.

 

To check for these requirements, right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop, and select Properties from the menu. A screen should appear that tells you which version of Windows you are using.  Then double click on My Computer and right click on your hard disk (usually the C: drive) and select Properties from the main menu. This will give you how much hard disk space that you have available.

 

Before you go any further, make sure that you are logged in using an account with administrator privileges in order to uninstall or install any programs.  If you are not sure, click on your Start button and go to Control Panel.  Open the User Accounts control panel by double clicking on its icon, and then locate the user account that you are currently logged in as.  The words “Computer Administrator” should be located under the name of your user account.  If you are not logged in as a computer administrator, please log out of Windows and log into an administrator account.  If you do not know the password of an administrator account, please contact the Help Desk if you are a faculty or staff member, or contact whoever set up your computer if you are a student.

Uninstalling Existing Anti-virus Software

 

Before you install VirusScan 8.5i Enterprise, you need to make sure that existing anti-virus software is removed from your computer.  Running more than one anti-virus product on a computer can cause problems on your system and is not a good idea.  Some examples of anti-virus software are Norton or Symantec Anti-virus, McAfee VirusScan 4.51, or Trend Micro’s anti-virus product.  Follow these steps to remove your anti-virus software before installing VirusScan 8.5i Enterprise.

 

Note: Before you go any further, please make sure that you have logged into your H: drive on diamond.  Some computers may not uninstall software unless there is a connection to H:.  To log onto diamond, faculty and staff must make sure that you run the mount.bat or Mount Net Drives.bat on your desktop to log into diamond.  Students can follow the instructions in the ResNet FAQ to map drives on your computers in your rooms.

 

  1. Click on your Start button and select Control Panel from the Start Menu.

 

  1. Click on the icon for Add or Remove Programs.  You should then see a screen similar to the one shown to the right.

 

     

  1. Scroll down the list until you find your anti-virus software, and then click on that software’s name so that the name is highlighted. The computer in the example shown to the right has the older version of McAfee VirusScan installed.

 

 

  1. Click on the Remove button to start removing the software from your computer.  Windows will ask you whether or not you are sure you want to remove the software.  Click on the OK button to continue.

 

  1. For VirusScan 4.51, no more user intervention is required to remove the software, but the uninstaller program for each software product is different.  Please follow the screens to uninstall your old anti-virus software if it responds differently.

 

  1. You have now uninstalled your old software.  Please close out of the Add or Remove Programs screen to continue.  You are now ready to start installing McAfee VirusScan 8.5i Enterprise.

Installing VirusScan 8.5i Enterprise

 

Note:  The installation of VirusScan 8.5i Enterprise requires a reboot after its completion.  Please be sure to save any work you have been doing and close out of any open programs you may have been using before starting the installation process.

 

  1. First you need to get onto the network to access the installation files for VirusScan.  Double click on the My Computer icon located on your desktop, and then open the Public drive on diamond (P: drive).  Open the folder called Software Distribution, and go into the folder called VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0i.

 

  1. Locate the file called Setupvse.exe in the VirusScan Enterprise 8.5 folder.  Execute the file by double-clicking on it with your mouse.

 

  1. Now a screen like the one to the right will appear.  Click on the Next button to continue with the installation.

 

   

 

  

    

  1. The next box to appear will be like the one shown to the left.  Select Perpetual from the drop down box under License expiry type.  Click on the button next to I accept the terms of the license agreement at the bottom of the window, and then click on the OK button to continue with the installation.

 

 

        

  1. Select the button next to Typical for the setup type, as shown in the screen here to the left.  Then click on the Next button.

 


  1. You will now be asked for the security access protection level to set VirusScan.  Select Standard Protection as shown in the example below, and then select Next to continue with the installation.

 

           

 

  1. You are now ready to install the VirusScan files onto your computer.  Click on the Install button to start this process, as shown to the right. While VirusScan is installing on your computer, a screen like the one below will appear.  It may take several minutes for the installation to complete, so please be patient with the installation process. 

 

 

      

 

  1. Once VirusScan has completed its installation, you will see a screen like the one below and to the left.  Make sure that the box next to Update Now is checked, and click on the Finish button to complete the installation and to start updating your virus definition files.  A screen like the one below and to the right should pop up, showing the progress of the file update.  It may take several minutes to update the first time, so please be patient.  Once the update process has been completed, click on the Close button to close this window, or it will close itself in 30 seconds.

       

      

                     

 

           

 

 

You have now successfully installed McAfee VirusScan 8.5i Enterprise on your computer!  Note that by default, VirusScan is set to automatically update its files daily between 8:00 am and 9:00 am, and a system scan is scheduled for Wednesdays at noon. VirusScan will not update its files at that time, however, if your computer is turned off or if you are disconnected from the Internet. If you would like instructions on how to change any of these settings or how to run a virus scan, please point your browser to http://www.saintmarys.edu/virus/virusscan85/UsingVS85.htm by clicking on this link, copying and pasting the web address, or typing this address into the location bar in your web browser.  Thank you for taking the time to help Information Technology combat viruses on campus!

 

 

Last updated: 12-10-2007