is this not possible? On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:46 PM, mike havens wrote: > 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~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: