McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA User Guide - Page 154

Using the VShield Scanner Preventing the scanner from starting automatically If you do not want the VShield scanner to start automatically, you can use the VirusScan control panel to prevent it from doing so. Follow these steps: 1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, point to Settings, then choose Control Panel. 2. Locate and double-click the VirusScan control panel to open it. 3. Click the Components tab. 4. Clear the Load VShield on startup checkbox at the top of the Components property page. 5. Click OK to close the control panel. The VShield scanner will not stop or unload at this point, but it will not start when you next start your computer. Stopping the VShield scanner completely You can stop the VShield scanner completely-that is, deactivate it and remove it from memory-in any of three ways. Once you stop the scanner, you can reactivate it only by restarting it or restarting your computer. To learn how to start or restart the scanner, see "Enabling or starting the VShield scanner" on page 88. Method 1: Use the VShield shortcut menu Follow these steps: 1. Right-click the VShield icon in the Windows system tray to display its shortcut menu. 2. Choose Exit. The VShield scanner will stop and unload itself from memory. The VShield icon will disappear from the Windows taskbar. 154 McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus Software