BitDefender Total Security 2008 Build 11.0.13 Online Manual
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Table of Contents- License and Warranty
Preface
- Installation
- Basic Administration
- Advanced Security Administration
- Getting Started
- Antivirus
- Firewall
- Antispam
- Privacy Control
- Parental Control
- Update
- Advanced Backup Administration
- BitDefender Rescue CD
- Getting Help
Glossary
Locate the setup file and double-click it. This will launch a wizard, which will guide you through the setup process.
Before launching the setup wizard, BitDefender will check for newer versions of the installation package. If a newer version is available, you will be prompted to download it. Click Yes to download the newer version or No to continue installing the version then available in the setup file.
Follow these steps to install BitDefender Total Security 2008:
Click Next to continue or click Cancel if you want to quit installation.
Click Next.
BitDefender Total Security 2008 alerts you if you have other antivirus products installed on your computer. Click Remove to uninstall the corresponding product. If you want to continue without removing the detected products, click Next.
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Warning It is highly recommended that you uninstall any other antivirus products detected before installing BitDefender. Running two or more antivirus products at the same time on a computer usually renders the system unusable.
Please read the License Agreement, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next. If you do not agree with these terms click Cancel. The installation process will be abandoned and you will exit setup.
By default, BitDefender Total Security 2008 will be installed in
C:Program FilesBitDefenderBitDefender 2008. If you want to change the installation path, click Browse and select the folder in which you would like BitDefender Total Security 2008 to be installed.Click Next.
Select options regarding the installation process. Some of them will be selected by default:
Open readme file - to open the readme file at the end of the installation.
Place a shortcut on the desktop - to place a shortcut to BitDefender Total Security 2008 on your desktop at the end of the installation.
Eject CD when installation is complete - to have the CD ejected at the end of the installation; this option appears when you install the product from the CD.
Turn off Windows Firewall - to turn off Windows Firewall.
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Important We recommend you to turn off Windows Firewall since BitDefender Total Security 2008 already includes an advanced firewall. Running two firewalls on the same computer may cause problems.
Turn off Windows Defender - to turn off Windows Defender; this option appears only on Windows Vista.
Click Install in order to begin the installation of the product.
Important During the installation process a wizard will appear. The wizard helps you register your BitDefender Total Security 2008, create a BitDefender account and set BitDefender to perform important security tasks.
Complete the wizard-guided process in order to go to the next step.
Click Finish. You will be asked to restart your system so that the setup wizard can complete the installation process. We recommend doing so as soon as possible.
If you have accepted the default settings for the installation path, you can see in
Program Filesa new folder, namedBitDefender, which contains the subfolderBitDefender 2008.