I was hoping that what i could do is drag-n-drop the drive onto an icon and not need to burn a cd. That way I could update it at home nd bring the flash-drive to the job. On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:26 AM, Charles Jones < charles.jones@ciscolearning.org> wrote: > mike havens wrote: > > I downloaded it and am unpacking it now. I am, however, unclear as to > > where to get updates and how to install them into the program. What I > > am going to do is put it onto a flash drive and just update the virus > > info! > > Mike, > > Once you boot the disc (it takes a frighteningly long time to boot up > windows from a super-compressed CD), it will ask you first which shell > to launch, the default one is fine. Then it will ask if you want to > bring up the network interfaces. choose yes and just accept the defaults > (assuming DHCP). Then once you are online you can for instance launch > SpyBot Search & Destroy (one of the AV tools), and use the built-in > update function. It will connect to their server and download the > updates (to the RAMDISK) and then restart (spybot S&D restarts). You can > then do a scan with the newest updates. > > You can also use the web browser, etc, if you want to download install > your own program (if its small enough to fit in the ramdisk). > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: