If your system is booting really slowly or locking up, use step one.

If you system is locking up at the windows login or desktop, use

step two.

Step 1: Changing the scan command in Autoexec.bat

Click on the START button and select 'Run' and then type 'SYSEDIT'

(Without the quotations) and click 'OK'. When the System Editor window

is open, you will see several windows, select the C:\Autoexec.bat

window in the front. In the Autoexec window, look for the following line:

c:\progra~1\networ~1\mcafee~1\scan.exe c:\

Change this line to one of the following:

c:\progra~1\networ~1\mcafee~1\scanPM.exe c:\

c:\progra~1\networ~1\mcafee~1\scan86.exe c:\

c:\progra~1\networ~1\mcafee~1\bootscan.exe c:\

Exit Sysedit and Save your changes when prompted. Now you can

Restart your computer. Everything should be fixed at this point. If not,

try one of the other scan lines listed above.

Step 2: Moving VShield to the Startup Group

Note: This step is not necessary unless you are locking up at the

Windows login screen or at the desktop.

[Registry]

Note: You must back up the current Registry files (user.dat &

system.dat) before you edit the registry.

Click on the Start button and choose 'Run'

Type: "regedit" (without the quotations)

Click the plus next to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'

Click the plus next to 'Software'

Click the plus next to 'Microsoft'

Click the plus next to 'Windows'

Click the plus next to 'Current Version'

Click the folder titled 'Run'

Delete the value 'VSHWIN32EXE'

Delete the value 'VSSTAT.EXE'

Delete the value 'McAfee WebscanX'

Click the folder titled 'Run Services'

Delete the value 'VSHWIN32EXE'

Delete the value 'VSSTAT.EXE'

Delete the value 'McAfee WebscanX'

Close the Registry Editor window

[Setting Files]

Open 'My Computer' on your desktop

Goto C:

Goto Program Files

Goto Network Associates

Goto McAfee VirusScan

Look for DEFAULT.VSH and DEFAULT.VSC

Write protect both of these

[Adding to Startup]

(While still in the Virus Scan directory)

Look for VSHWIN32.EXE

Right click on this file and choose 'Copy'

Close the My Computer window

Right click on the start button and choose 'Explore'

(This should automatically start at the Start Menu folder)

Double Click on 'Programs'

Double Click on 'StartUp'

Hold down the Ctrl (Control) key and press V

This should paste the VSHWIN32 shortcut

Reboot your computer

Fred Hoot