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Installing NortonAntiVirus for Macintosh, Starting from the CD

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Installing Norton AntiVirus I Documentation folder: Contains a Reference Guide in PDF format and installation files for Adobe Acrobat Reader. I System folder: Lets you restart your computer from the CD to run Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh before you install it, or any time you need to scan the disk containing your active System folder. I SimpleText application: Lets you read the Read Me file. Installing Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh Restart your computer from the Norton AntiVirus CD and scan for viruses before installing. This ensures that no viruses are in memory and that no system extensions cause conflicts during installation. For late-breaking information and installation troubleshooting tips, see the Read Me file on the CD. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive and double-click the Read Me file. Old Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh and Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh (SAM) files are deleted when you install Norton AntiVirus to the same location. If they are in a different location, delete them. Starting from the CD If you suspect that your hard drive is damaged or infected by a virus (you can't restart with it), you can use the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD to scan before you install. To start your computer from the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD: 1 Insert your Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Restart your computer from the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD by using one of the following methods: I On the Special menu, click Restart, while pressing the C key on the keyboard. I On a Macintosh computer with a third-party or external CD-ROM drive, go to Control Panels, click Startup Disk, select the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD as your Startup Disk. Close the Startup Disk control panel. On the Special menu, click Restart. You can tell that your computer has restarted from the CD because the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh pattern appears in the background of the Desktop. 12

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Installing Norton AntiVirus
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Documentation folder: Contains a Reference Guide in PDF format and
installation files for Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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System folder: Lets you restart your computer from the CD to run
Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh before you install it, or any time you
need to scan the disk containing your active System folder.
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SimpleText application: Lets you read the Read Me file.
Installing Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh
Restart your computer from the Norton AntiVirus CD and scan for viruses
before installing. This ensures that no viruses are in memory and that no
system extensions cause conflicts during installation.
For late-breaking information and installation troubleshooting tips, see the
Read Me file on the CD. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive and
double-click the Read Me file.
Old Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh and Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh
(SAM) files are deleted when you install Norton AntiVirus to the same
location. If they are in a different location, delete them.
Starting from the CD
If you suspect that your hard drive is damaged or infected by a virus (you
can’t restart with it), you can use the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD to
scan before you install.
To start your computer from the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD:
1
Insert your Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2
Restart your computer from the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD by
using one of the following methods:
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On the Special menu, click Restart, while pressing the C key on the
keyboard.
■
On a Macintosh computer with a third-party or external CD-ROM
drive, go to Control Panels, click Startup Disk, select the
Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh CD as your Startup Disk. Close the
Startup Disk control panel. On the Special menu, click Restart.
You can tell that your computer has restarted from the CD because
the Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh pattern appears in the
background of the Desktop.