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- Norton CrashGuard 4.01
- Release Notes
- Copyright (c)1998-99 Symantec Corporation
- All rights reserved
-
-
- Please read this document carefully. It contains important information
- about Norton CrashGuard. Topics include:
-
- - Welcome to Norton CrashGuard 4.01
- - Important Notes
- - Compatibility Issues
-
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- Welcome to Norton CrashGuard 4.01
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-
- What's New in CrashGuard 4.01
- -----------------------------
- Norton CrashGuard 4.01 includes increased QuickReload functionality for
- Internet Explorer and Netscape. It also includes increased VitalSave
- coverage for many popular programs, including Microsoft Office 2000.
-
- Norton CrashGuard 4.01 also includes many other product refinements that
- improve CrashGuard's ability to protect you from the effects of computer
- crashes and freezes.
-
- CrashGuard 4.0 Features
- -----------------------
- CrashGuardÆs Crash Monitor, Crash Assistant, and Crash Advisor work
- together to help you easily recover from crashes and freezes. Each time you
- start your computer, Crash Monitor begins monitoring your system for
- crashes. In the event of a crash, Crash Monitor alerts Crash Assistant to
- help you recover from the crash. Then, Crash Advisor recommends a recovery
- option based on your program and system status.
-
- Norton CrashGuard 4.0 also includes new and improved crash/freeze recovery
- options, including VitalSave, QuickReload, Revive, AntiFreeze, and
- Terminate. These options are explained in detail in the online User's Guide
- and online help.
-
- New in this release, SafeOriginal monitors the crashed program, and when
- the program tries to write to your file, SafeOriginal creates a copy of the
- original file and stores it in the SafeOriginal folder. That way, if the
- program corrupts your file or overwrites it with data, you can revert to
- the undamaged duplicate SafeOriginal file.
-
- For more information about these or other Norton CrashGuard 4.01 features,
- refer to the product demo, online User's Guide, or online help.
-
- Norton CrashGuard Product Demo
- ------------------------------
- The Norton CrashGuard demo walks you through CrashGuardÆs new
- features, a crash experience, and gives you general information about
- crashes and freezes. It is a good idea to watch the demo before you install
- CrashGuard so you can become familiar with its features.
-
- To view the demo:
- 1. Insert the CrashGuard installation CD in your CD-ROM drive.
- 2. Click View CrashGuard Demo.
- 3. Press Esc at any time to exit the demo.
- After installation, the CrashGuard demo is also available from the
- CrashGuard program folder in the Start menu.
-
- Norton CrashGuard User's Guide
- ------------------------------
- Norton CrashGuard contains an online User's Guide. The Adobe Acrobat
- file, NCG4.PDF, and a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader, AR32E301.EXE,
- are located in the Manual folder on the CrashGuard CD.
-
- To install Adobe Acrobat Reader:
- 1. Use Explorer to navigate to the Manual folder on the CrashGuard CD.
- 2. Double-click AR32E301.EXE.
-
- To read the User's Guide:
- 1. Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer if it is not already
- installed.
- 2. Use Explorer to navigate to the Manual folder on the CrashGuard CD.
- 3. Double-click NCG4.PDF. The Acrobat Reader opens displaying the
- CrashGuard UserÆs Guide.
-
- Norton CrashGuard CD Booklet
- ----------------------------
- There is an informational booklet enclosed in your CD case. It contains
- installation instructions, system requirements, and an overview of how to
- use Norton CrashGuard.
-
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- Important Notes
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-
- Disk Space
- ----------
- Over time, entries in CrashGuard's SafeOriginal folder can occupy
- a significant amount of disk space. If you have this feature enabled
- and you run out of disk space on the drive where CrashGuard is
- installed, you can delete the contents of your SafeOriginal folder to
- free up disk space. The default SafeOriginal folder location is
- C:\Program Files\Norton CrashGuard\SafeOrig folder. To delete the contents
- of the SafeOriginal folder, open Norton CrashGuard settings and click the
- SafeOriginal tab. Then click Delete Now in the SafeOriginal Delete Options
- group box.
-
- The Norton CrashGuard 4.01 installation requires approximately 30 MB
- of temporary space on your hard drive. If you try to install Norton
- CrashGuard with less disk space available, the installation might fail.
-
- Installation Issues
- -------------------
- Even though Norton CrashGuard 4.01 allows you the flexibility to install
- on a network drive, it is not recommended. SafeOriginal does not
- support network installations.
-
- Norton CrashGuard 4.01 does not support installations where the install
- path contains \\.
-
- Turning off Norton CrashGuard
- -----------------------------
- When you change settings to turn off crash intervention, CrashGuard might
- continue to provide protection to those programs that it has fixed since
- you last started Windows. To disable CrashGuard, you should restart
- Windows after disabling crash protection.
-
- VitalSave with FreezeCheck
- --------------------------
- Normally VitalSave prompts you to save any open document, then closes the
- application. When you select VitalSave from FreezeCheck, the program's main
- window, sometimes referred to as the frame window, might not close. When
- this happens, you should close the program manually. In cases where the
- program is not responding normally, use FreezeCheck to access Terminate so
- you can close the window.
-
- SafeOriginal
- ------------
- When SafeOriginal detects disk-write activity, it creates a copy of all
- files affected by the crash. This means that besides your actual documents,
- other support files might be backed up. SafeOriginal does not back up .TMP
- files, files that begin with ~$, shortcuts, and some specific .INI files.
-
- If Norton CrashGuard 4.01 detects a problem with your SafeOriginal folder,
- or if the SafeOriginal folder specified in Settings does not exist,
- SafeOriginal stores its files in your Windows temporary directory. This
- folder is generally C:\WINDOWS\TEMP.
-
- Norton Web Services
- -------------------
- LiveUpdate Pro requires an active subscription to Norton Web Services.
- Norton Web Services is an Internet-based service designed to enhance
- your PC and keep it healthy. The annual subscription fee is $29.95.
-
- Norton CrashGuard includes a discounted 6-month subscription to Norton
- Web Services. To begin your subscription, read the instructions on the
- Norton Web Services coupon in the CrashGuard box.
-
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- Compatibility Issues
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-
- Earlier Versions of Norton CrashGuard
- -------------------------------------
- Norton CrashGuard 4.01 can be installed over an existing earlier version.
- However, it is also possible to install an earlier version over 4.01. If you
- try to install an earlier version over version 4.01, the newer files are
- preserved. However, the older version replaces the Start Menu shortcuts.
- This can occur if you install Norton CrashGuard Deluxe 3.0, Norton
- Utilities 3.0, or Norton SystemWorks 1.0 over Norton CrashGuard 4.01.
- To correct this situation, reinstall CrashGuard 4.01.
-
- Norton CrashGuard Deluxe 3.0
- ----------------------------
- If you want to use Norton CrashGuard Deluxe 3.0 and Norton CrashGuard 4.01
- on the same computer, you should install Norton CrashGuard Deluxe first,
- then install Norton CrashGuard 4.01 over it. If you have to install Norton
- CrashGuard Deluxe 3.0 after Norton CrashGuard 4.01, do not install them in
- the same folder.
-
- If you install Norton CrashGuard 3.0 (from Norton CrashGuard Deluxe 3.0,
- Norton Utilities 3.0, or Norton SystemWorks 1.0) over Norton CrashGuard
- 4.01, and then uninstall CrashGuard, the removal process prompts you to
- remove the SafeOriginal folder. If you choose not to remove the
- SafeOriginal folder, the uninstall program leaves behind the SafeOriginal
- folder contents, as well as some Norton CrashGuard program files.
-
- Because CrashGuard 4.01 has enhanced options, all of its settings are not
- available in Norton CrashGuard Deluxe 3.0. To change Norton CrashGuard 4.01
- settings, like crash protection and SafeOriginal settings, click Settings in
- the CrashGuard 4.01 main window. Use CrashGuard Deluxe 3.0 Settings to change
- scan settings.
-
- Windows NT 4.0
- --------------
- After installing Norton CrashGuard on Windows NT, the SafeOriginal feature
- will not become active until you restart the computer. This occurs because
- the driver necessary to start SafeOriginal cannot be loaded except during
- startup.
-
- Under Windows NT, if you do not have administrator rights, you cannot
- change CrashGuard 4.01 settings. Also, an error message might appear if
- you do not have write access to the SafeOriginal folder.
-
- The SafeOriginal feature does not function for certain types of 16-bit
- faults when running under Windows NT.
-
- Dr. Watson and Windows 98
- -------------------------
- With Windows 98, if you would like to generate a Dr. Watson log, you should
- turn off CrashGuard 4.01. If both Dr. Watson and Norton CrashGuard are
- running when a crash occurs, the Dr. Watson log file will be incomplete,
- and CrashGuard's ability to recover from the crash will be diminished.
-
- Internet Browsers and QuickReload
- ----------------------------------
- Occasionally when Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 crashes, QuickReload will
- open the crashed URL in your default browser if you have multiple browsers
- installed on your computer. For example, if you have Netscape Communicator
- defined as your default browser, the page will reload in Netscape, even if
- the crash occurred in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.
-
- With Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the QuickReload button is not
- available if you have the Active Desktop integrated into the Windows shell.
-
- During a Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 crash, the name of the crashed
- program might display as Explorer or even Program Manager.
-
- STB Velocity 128
- ----------------
- You may experience difficulty with CrashGuard's blue screen protection with
- this video driver. We recommend updating to the latest available driver or
- disabling CrashGuard's Blue Screen crash protection.
-
- pcANYWHERE32
- ------------
- If you use Terminate on a pcANYWHERE32 host waiting on IPX, you might
- encounter problems if you restart the host without first restarting your
- computer.
-
- Under Windows NT, Terminate might not close the pcANYWHERE32 host.
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