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- FAST SETUP FOR TEST-DRIVING VC5
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- The following assumes a knowledge of basic DOS procedure. It aims
- to get VC users up and running as quickly as possible. VINSTALL,
- a batch program to control the following, is detailed below.
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- 1. Make a sub-directory (Home Directory) for VC5 on your hard
- drive. It may have any name. We encourage users to NOT use the
- obvious \VC as a tiny edge on a malicious writer of software
- who might search for such a sub-directory.
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- Extract the VC5 program into this Home Directory.
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- 2. [OPTIONAL] Make a pure ASCII file called VC1.CFG, in the VC5
- Home Directory, listing up to
- o 5 programs you want VC to watch, backup and replace at a
- keystroke in case of any damage, virus or otherwise, and/or,
- o 10 programs you want VC to watch but NOT to backup.
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- The first five lines of the ASCII file cover the former; the
- next 10 (or fewer) the latter.
- A file with three programs to back up and 3 programs for
- special watch might look like the following (asterisks or
- completely blank lines are the same):
- C:\UTIL\PKZIP.EXE
- C:\WINDOWS\WIN.COM
- C:\COMM\PCPLUS.EXE
- **
- **
- C:\LOTUS\LOTUS.EXE
- C:\WINDOWS\AMIPRO\AMIPRO.EXE
- C:\DBASE\DATABASE.EXE
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- NOTE: If you are using Stacker, AddStore or a similar program,
- please see the Questions section in VC.DOC for advice on
- what to include in the VC1.CFG file.
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- 3. REName Autoexec.BAT to something else (such as A.B) and reboot
- the computer.
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- This is the fastest method of temporary removal of TSRs or
- other software which might interfere with VC5's initialization.
- This process requires ONE fast look at your machine in a
- "virgin" state. It is a one-time operation, and need never be
- repeated unless you change the basic computer setup.
- After initialization you can put Autoexec back again, including
- all programs and routines.
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- INSTALL.DOC - VC - PAGE 2
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- 4. After reboot, proceed to the VC5 Home Directory. Attempt to
- initialize Victor Charlie with the command:
- VINIT [Enter]
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- If this is successful, move to Step 5.
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- If this fails on first attempt, please read the help screen
- carefully. It contains absolute advice on how to proceed. In
- some cases, the following command may be necessary to "assert"
- initialization:
- VINIT ! [Enter]
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- The "!" argument is a last resort for use only on machines set
- up with unusual software combinations.
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- 5. Restore your Autoexec.BAT by renaming it back. If you wish VC5
- to check your computer automatically every time the machine
- boots, add the following lines to the very TOP of your
- Autoexec.BAT file:
- @ECHO OFF
- CALL C:\VC\VSTART.BAT
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- NOTE 1: The above assumes a DOS version of 3.3 or above.
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- NOTE 2: Substitute your actual Home Directory for "VC" in the above.
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- 6. You may reboot, run Autoexec, or just go back to the VC Home
- Directory to test the program. For a fast look at various VC
- functions, we recommend you run the User Interface shell with
- the command
- VC
- Be sure to try the Attack Simulations under the "General
- Security" menu section.
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- INSTALL.DOC - VC - PAGE 3
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- TAKING IT SLOWLY
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- An easier method of installing Victor Charlie is to use the batch
- routine VINSTALL.BAT. This automates several of the steps above. We
- highly recommend this method to all registered and corporate (site)
- users of VC5. We will write custom installation routines for
- corporate, government and other site users requesting it.
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- VINSTALL uses a batch file for installation for a reason -- batch
- files themselves are seldom a target for a virus. They are not as
- colorful nor as fast as programs, but in the real world they are
- almost impervious to software attack.
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- Before using VINSTALL, you must do the following:
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- 1. Create a new sub-directory on your hard drive as the Victor
- Charlie Home Directory. It may have any name. We encourage
- users to NOT use the default \VC as a tiny edge on a malicious
- writer of software who might search for such a sub-directory.
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- 2. You should have received your VC5 in an archived package.
- Extract this VC5 archive into the Home Directory you just
- created.
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- 3. From the Home Directory, now run the VINSTALL program. Type:
- VINSTALL [Enter]
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- VINSTALL is self-documenting, and will inform you of all
- choices and action as it proceeds. During installation,
- VINSTALL will reboot your computer one time.
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- INSTALL.DOC - VC - PAGE 4
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- == IMPORTANT == IMPORTANT == IMPORTANT == IMPORTANT ==
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- You should not interrupt VINSTALL once it has begun. If you do
- so, VINSTALL MIGHT destroy your Autoexec.BAT through a looping
- process.
- If, for any reason, VINSTALL is interrupted before completion,
- you will find a copy of your original Autoexec.BAT in the VC
- Home Directory under the name Autoexec.VC5. Use this to restore
- your Autoexec.BAT to its original condition with the command:
- COPY AUTOEXEC.VC5 C:\
- Only after you do this should you restart VINSTALL for a second
- attempt at installation.
-
- (After completing VINSTALL, you can compare your restored
- Autoexec.BAT to Autoexec.VC5 to see what changes VINSTALL has
- made. No more than four lines of Autoexec should be affected, and
- no actual changes to your original setup should be seen.)
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- When VINSTALL finishes, the program will clean itself up. Part
- of this cleanup involves deleting files used only by VINSTALL
- itself. You may, depending on your type of computer, see a
- message which says something along the lines of
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- Batch file missing
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- This is a perfectly normal message, and indicates, in fact, that
- VINSTALL has completed cleanly.
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