McAfee guard dog 2 User Manual

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McAfee Guard Dog

 NOTE: America Online users need AOL’s 32-bit Winsock to use 

Guard Dog. To upgrade from a 16-bit Winsock, contact America 
Online.

After closing all open programs, you are ready to install Guard Dog on your 
PC. Installation should go smoothly, however, if you do have difficulties, see 
“Troubleshooting installation problems” on page 9.

1. Close all open programs.

2. Insert the Guard Dog CD in the CD-ROM drive. 

3. In the Guard Dog Setup screen, click Install Guard Dog.

 NOTE: If the setup screen doesn’t start automatically when you 

close your CD-ROM drive, click Start on the Windows taskbar, click 
Run, then type d:\setup. If D is not the drive letter of your CD-ROM 
drive, substitute the correct drive letter.

4. Read the text in the Welcome to Guard Dog screen, then click Next to 

display the Software License Agreement. 

5. After you read the license agreement, click Yes to continue.

6. In the Choose Destination Location window, do one of the following:

•

To install the software into the default location C:\Program 
Files\Guard Dog, click Next>. 

•

To install the files in an alternate location, click Browse, locate the 
appropriate directory, and then click OK. Click Next> to copy the 
Guard Dog files to your hard drive.

7. After the Guard Dog files are copied to your PC, you are asked if you 

want to register Guard Dog over the Internet. To register, click Yes. 

The McAfee Software Online Registration wizard steps you through the 
registration process. Online registration is optional. If you do not register 
Guard Dog during installation, you can do so later from the Start menu 
by choosing Register Guard Dog from the Guard Dog menu.