Central Point Anti-Virus for DOS Version 2.60 This file contains information that is not in the manual or has changed since the manual was printed. Take a moment to read it. SIGNATURE UPDATES AND OTHER CENTRAL POINT PROGRAMS Signature updates improve the virus-detection capability of other Central Point Software programs that have virus-detection features (Central Point Backup, DiskFix, and Commute). However, the virus signatures used by Central Point Anti-Virus Version 2.0 are not compatible with these Central Point programs. Signatures using the previous format will continue to be made available on CompuServe and Central Point Software's BBS. INSTALL OPTIONS The following procedures are designed to be run from the directory where Install is located (by default, C:\CPAV) on your hard disk drive after you have performed the initial installation: * Creating an emergency disk * Changing Anti-Virus options * Creating a custom installation or installation set COMPATIBILITY NOTES Packard Bell Mouse Users The Packard Bell mouse driver version 4.0 is not fully compatible with the Microsoft mouse driver (version 6.14 or later). Use the Microsoft mouse driver (often provided with Windows) with this mouse. Speedstar 24X Video Board Users The 24XMODE.COM file is changed each time it is executed. To prevent verification alerts each time the driver is run, add this file to your Verification Exceptions list. Disk-Compression Software When scanning drives that have been compressed with the disk-compression utility SuperStor from AddStor, or drives that have been write-protected with PC Tools for DOS Data Monitor, leave the Anti-Stealth option off. On such compressed volumes, files are compressed and decompressed dynamically, which results in their checksums not matching. You may get unreliable verification errors. DOS 6 DoubleSpace Users You cannot format a DoubleSpace drive with PC Format. If you run PCFORM /S from any drive on a DoubleSpace system to create a bootable floppy, PC Format might return an error stating that system files cannot be found. This problem occurs if the DoubleSpace driver has fixed a corrupted boot sector when it is rebooted. Unfortunately, the DoubleSpace driver does not replace the normal signature of the entire boot record. To prevent such boot sector problems on a DoubleSpace drive, run BootSafe. BootSafe detects the changed boot record signature and alerts you. You can then choose Rebuild to repair the boot record completely. VSafe and QEMM or 386MAX Some problems have been detected loading VSafe using the Stealth option in QEMM or the FLEXFRAME option in 386MAX. We do not recommend using either of these options if you are loading VSafe. If you get the message "386MAX VxD error V1014: Disk Cache or other file IO software using EMS memory" when using VSafe with 386MAX, load VSafe using the /NE option. VSafe and RAMBoost In order to load VSafe high automatically, you need the SMARTTSR option in the RAMBOOST.INI file. PC Tools Version 8.0a is shipping with this option enabled; however, if you use PC Tools Version 8.0, this option needs to be added. Insert this line in the RAMBOOST.INI file in the [SYSTEM] section: OPTION=SMARTTSR VSafe and other TSRs If you have VSafe loaded with the Resident Warning option (2) on, you may receive an error when another memory-resident program loads. If you choose Stop, the system may lock. Choose Continue to complete the startup process, then edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and turn off the Resident Warning option (2-). Generally, the only reason for not using the VSafe default options is if you think your system might be infected with a virus. If this is the case, boot your system from your write-protected emergency disk. Follow the instructions in the manual for using the emergency disk. VSafe and DESQview VSafe does not display a warning prompt when you are running a DOS program in graphics mode (such as DESQview), instead an alarm sounds and the action stops. Exit from the program and run Central Point Anti-Virus verify the integrity of files.