User Guide
Welcome to Student Survival Kit
12 Student Survival Kit
Single update button
Student SurvivalKit can automatically updateall of theinstalled components
via clicking the Update button in the main screen. The Update feature uses
McAfeeSoftwareUpdateFindertosearchforanyavailableupdates–including
updated virus pattern files–to Student Survival Kit software, downloads and
installs them.
Student Survival Kit displays the McAfee Software Update Finder via a Web
browser to check for updates. If an update is available, it downloads and
installs it automatically for you.
McAfee VirusScan
McAfee VirusScan provides complete desktop protection with an array of
scanning features that keep your system clean, mean, and virus-free. Using
onlythelatest technology,VirusScandetects 100% ofvirusesincludingfloppy
disks, Internet downloads, email attachments, Intranets, shared files,
CD-ROM, and online services (even inside the most popular compressed file
types).
QuickClean
QuickClean wizard removes unused files in the cache folder of your Internet
browser. It also removes any temporary files in folders that are used by
applications and Windows. In addition, it cleans up shortcuts, Registry
entries,andremove referencesinoperatingsystemfilesthatarenotconnected
to any application.
WinGauge
WinGauge is a dynamic reporting tool that constantly monitors your use of
Windowsandyourapplications,toalertyoutopotentialproblemsbeforethey
become serious.
Informationaboutyoursystem isdisplayedusinggauges.Youcanselectwhat
to monitor and the type of gauge to use. Most importantly, you can choose
when you want to benotified in theevent that your specified limits havebeen
reached.
Configuration Assistant
This feature is designed to assist you via an interview to further customize
how you want the components of Student Survival Kit to work on your
computer.