Re: McAfee VirusScan and Multiple Users (XP Home)

From: Maurice N (mauricenATemailDOTcom)
Date: 09/05/02 

From: "Maurice N" <mauricenATemailDOTcom>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 20:29:43 -0500

Terry Stebbens wrote:
> I have had the same problem repeatedly with XP Pro.
> Installing under the Administrator account makes no
> difference, however. What does make a difference is
> installing it AFTER setting up all the restricted user
> accounts... but that implies that adding a new account
> requires a reinstall of McAfee: not good.
>
> I've also found that attempting to update the virus
> definition files from one of the restricted user accounts
> seems to clear the problem after a reboot, even though
> the actual update fails. Weird. It seems to suggest a
> permissions problem somewhere but I can't find it.
>
> Terry.
>
Hi Terry,
No, it seems to me your making unfounded assumptions.
But first, make sure your VirusScan is version 6.02.3000

Having all the accounts setup first is a good idea.
Though I cannot see how adding a new user will cause a problem.

It is known that you must have administrator-rights to setup McAfee (as you usually have
to have for installs).
It is best to setup under "the" "Administrator" user.

and as far as updates, you ought to have an administrator-rights user do it.
--
Maurice N
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