Symantec NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 2004, User Manual

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Basics
Create and use Rescue Disks
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Create and use Rescue Disks
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Rescue Disks are available only for Windows 98/Me.
Rescue Disks are images on floppy disks that let you
restart your computer when your hard disk is damaged
or infected with a virus.
About Rescue Disks
Rescue Disks record a duplicate set of system startup
files and disk partition information, and store rescue
utilities, configuration files, and a DOS-based Norton
AntiVirus scanner across multiple floppy disks or on a
network drive.
You can customize your Rescue Disk set. It can consist of
one
bootable floppy disk, one Norton AntiVirus Program
floppy disk, and at least six Virus Definition floppy disks.
If you have Norton Utilities installed, you can also have
two Norton Utilities floppy disks in your Rescue Disk set.
With a Rescue Disk set, you can start your computer in
DOS mode and use Norton AntiVirus to fix virus-related
problems.
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Rescue Disks contain information specific to the
computer on which they were made.
If you are using Rescue Disks for recovery, you must use
the disks made for your computer.
If you are using Rescue Disks to scan for viruses, you can
use disks made for a different computer.
See “If you need to
use Rescue Disks to
restore your
system”
on
page 76.
You should update Rescue Disks whenever you update
your virus protection, install new software, or make
changes to your hardware.
Create a Rescue Disk set
You can create Rescue Disks any time. You can start the
Rescue Disk Wizard from the main window of your
Symantec product.