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Operating system support ending, Notifying users when support ends, RAM requirements

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Introduction to Total Protection Service Installation environment • Installation methods described in this guide are not supported installation methods of the client software on a computer running Windows Home Server. Operating system support ending Support for the Windows 2000 operating system is scheduled to end. Computers running Total Protection Service will still be protected from existing threats, but they will no longer receive product updates and DAT files updated with protection for the latest threats. For more information about support for Windows 2000, visit: http://www.mcafee.com/us/small/support/customer_service/end_life.html Notifying users when support ends By default, Total Protection Service displays notifications on client computers to remind users that support is ending for their operating system. Notifications appear: • When upgrades to product components, such as the scanning engine, are scheduled to end on a specific date or will end within 30 days. • When updates to detection definition (DAT) files have ended or will end within 30 days. A policy option determines whether support notifications are displayed. However, notifications are not displayed for computers running versions of Windows for which support has already ended. Use this task to enable or disable automatic notifications. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 From your web browser, log on to the SecurityCenter. Login credentials were sent to you in a Welcome email when you purchased Total Protection Service. 2 On the Policies page, click Add Policy to create a new policy, or click Edit to modify an existing policy. 3 On the Client Settings tab, select or deselect Display support notifications on client computers. 4 Click Save. RAM requirements Before installing Total Protection Service, use this table to verify that sufficient RAM is installed on client computers. Operating system Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista Windows 7 Minimum for single Minimum for multiple Recommended type of protection types of protection 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB 8 McAfee Total Protection Service Installation Guide

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Installation methods described in this guide are not supported installation methods of the
client software on a computer running Windows Home Server.
Operating system support ending
Support for the Windows 2000 operating system is scheduled to end.
Computers running Total Protection Service will still be protected from existing threats, but they
will no longer receive product updates and DAT files updated with protection for the latest
threats.
For more information about support for Windows 2000, visit:
Notifying users when support ends
By default, Total Protection Service displays notifications on client computers to remind users
that support is ending for their operating system. Notifications appear:
When upgrades to product components, such as the scanning engine, are scheduled to end
on a specific date or will end within 30 days.
When updates to detection definition (DAT) files have ended or will end within 30 days.
A policy option determines whether support notifications are displayed. However, notifications
are not displayed for computers running versions of Windows for which support has already
ended.
Use this task to enable or disable automatic notifications.
Task
For option definitions, click
?
in the interface.
1
From your web browser, log on to the SecurityCenter. Login credentials were sent to you
in a Welcome email when you purchased Total Protection Service.
2
On the Policies page, click
Add Policy
to create a new policy, or click
Edit
to modify an
existing policy.
3
On the Client Settings tab, select or deselect
Display support notifications on client
computers
.
4
Click
Save
.
RAM requirements
Before installing Total Protection Service, use this table to verify that sufficient RAM is installed
on client computers.
Recommended
Minimum for multiple
types of protection
Minimum for single
type of protection
Operating system
1 GB
1 GB
512 MB
Windows 2000
1 GB
1 GB
512 MB
Windows XP
2 GB
1 GB
512 MB
Windows 2003
2 GB
1 GB
1 GB
Windows Vista
2 GB
1 GB
1 GB
Windows 7
Introduction to Total Protection Service
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