Installing TBAV for Windows NT

In this chapter, you are informed how to install TBAV for Windows NT. Topics covered in this chapter are, amongst others, system requirements, setup of TBAV for Windows NT, custom configuration of TBAV for Windows NT and system maintenance.

Please select one of the following topics:

System requirements

Setup of TBAV for Windows NT


System requirements

TBAV for Windows NT requires the following:

-	An IBM compatible PC, with a 80486 microprocessor or better.

-	Microsoft Windows NT, version 3.51, 4.00 or higher.

-	At least sixteen megabytes of internal memory and two megabytes of free disk space.


Setup of TBAV for Windows NT

The TBAV for Windows NT distribution disk or CD-ROM contains a Windows NT-based installation program, which you should use to install the TBAV for Windows NT files to the hard disk.

Running the Installation (Setup) Program

To install TBAV for Windows NT, follow these steps:

1.	Insert the TBAV for Windows NT installation disk in your floppy drive, or insert the CD-Rom in your CD-Rom drive.

2.	Windows NT 3.51

Select the File menu in the Windows NT Program Manager, and then select Run. The Run dialog box appears.

Windows NT 4.00 and higher

Launch the Windows NT Control Panel application by pressing the Windows NT `Start' button, toggling to the `Settings' item and selecting `Control Panel'. Next, double-click the `Add/Remove programs' item in Control Panel and press the `Install' button.

OR:

Click the Start button in the Windows NT taskbar and then select Run. The Run dialog box appears.

3.	Depending upon the disk drive you are using, type the following command in the Open box:

d:\SETUP.EXE

where d is the drive that contains the diskette or CD-Rom with TBAV for Windows NT.

After a few seconds the following window appears:

This window contains three parts. At the top of the window is the welcome message. Below that, you will find the installation options, grouped into two boxes. The purpose of the installation options will become clear as you continue the installation.You can use the topmost group of the installation options of the installation programs window to specify the destination directory.

If you install TBAV for the first time, you should select the First time installation option. You should use the Update option only if you already installed TBAV for Windows NT, and you want to upgrade the existing installation. In the sequel we assume you are installing TBAV for Windows NT for the first time.

4.	The Install to: edit control specifies the directory where you want to install TBAV.for Windows NT You will probably want to accept the default, but you can change it if you wish.

5.	After selecting the options, start the installation by clicking the Continue button. Setup now begins copying files to your hard disk, displaying the name of the source file together with the name of the destination file. You will notice a progress bar going from 0% to 100% to indicate the installation status.

NOTE: Alternately, if you want to abort the installation procedure, select the Quit button.

6.	Next, a dialog box will show up. In this dialog, you will be told that the Setup program will execute TbSetup in order to generate or update the fingerprint information of the TBAV for Windows NT executable files. When TbSetup has finished, the installation program will launch  TbScan, to search your harddisk for possible virus infections. After execution of TbScan, the TbSetup module will be executed again, but now to calculate fingerprint information of all programs residing on your harddisk. Select the OK button in the dialog box to start the TbSetup/TbScan/TbSetup procedure.

7.	Select the Ok button in the dialog box that appears next to complete the installation.

You have now successfully installed TBAV for Windows NT!


Select this button for 'First Time Installation'.
Select this button if you have never installed ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus for Windows NT before. If this button is selected, the Setup program will perform a First Time Installation.


Select this button if you have installed ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus for Windows before, and want to upgrade the current version.
Select this button if you have installed ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus for Windows NT before, and want to upgrade the current version.


Select this button to install ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus in its most standard way.


Select this button to customize the settings of ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus for Windows and Dos. Questions will be asked, for example
Select this button to customize the settings of ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus for Windows NT. You will be asked, for example, if the "Path=" statement in your AutoExec.Bat should be adjusted, which resident programs to install, etc.


With these controls you can specify the source path of ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus.
With these controls you can specify the source path of ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus for Windows NT.


With these controls you can specify where to install ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus.
With these controls you can specify where to install ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus for Windows NT.