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Updating Your Anti-virus Software
The Browse for Folder dialog box appears (
Figure 5-1 on page 123
).
6. Select the directory where the anti-virus update files are located, and
then click
OK
.
The files are copied, and the anti-virus software is installed in the
Repository.
7. After the installation is complete, click
Close
to exit the Repository
dialog box.
Whenever you exit from the Repository, the Management Console
checks the status of all installed components and any mirror repositories
you may have created, unless you have deselected the
Automatically
check mirror status on entry and exit
option on the Mirrors page. (For
details, see
“Creating mirror repositories” on page 213
.)
If you exit from the Repository without components being updated, the
Incomplete Components and Mirrors dialog box appears, showing a list
of the incomplete components or mirror repositories. Click
OK
to close
the dialog box.
8. You can now change your anti-virus software version. Follow the
procedure in the section
“Changing anti-virus software versions” on
page 134
.
Installing
software updates via drag and drop
If you have installed your anti-virus software updates into a directory folder
on a network drive, or if you receive your monthly updates on CD-ROM, you
can install your anti-virus software into the Repository by selecting the folder
containing the updates and dragging it onto the Products page of the
Repository dialog box.
Follow these steps to add software updates to the Repository via drag and
drop:
1. On the Management Console main menu, click
Tools
, and then click
Repository
.
The Repository dialog box appears, with the Products page showing
(
Figure 5-2 on page 124
).
2. Use Windows Explorer (Windows NT 4.0) or File Manager
(Windows NT 3.51) to browse for the folder you want to add. Drag the
folder onto the Products page.
The files are copied, and the anti-virus software is installed in the
Repository. This may take a few minutes.
