| VSAFE |
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| Continuously monitors your computer for viruses and displays a warning when |
| it finds one. VSAFE is a memory-resident program that uses 22K of memory. |
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| Do not use the VSAFE command when Windows is running. |
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| Syntax |
| VSAFE [/option[+ | -] ...] [/NE] [/NX] [/Ax | /Cx] [/N] [/D] [/U] |
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| Switches |
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| option |
| Specifies how VSAFE monitors for viruses. Use a plus or minus sign (+ or |
| -) after the number to turn an option on or off. The following list |
| describes the options you can choose. |
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| 1 |
| Warns of formatting that could completely erase the hard disk. The |
| default setting is "on." |
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| 2 |
| Warns of an attempt by a program to stay in memory. The default |
| setting is "off." |
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| 3 |
| Prevents programs from writing to disk. The default setting is |
| "off." |
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| 4 |
| Checks executable files that MS-DOS opens. The default setting is |
| "on." |
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| 5 |
| Checks all disks for boot sector viruses. The default setting is |
| "on." |
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| 6 |
| Warns of attempts to write to the boot sector or partition table of |
| the hard disk. The default setting is "on." |
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| 7 |
| Warns of attempts to write to the boot sector of a floppy disk. The |
| default setting is "off." |
| 8 |
| Warns of attempts to modify executable files. The default setting is |
| "off." |
| /NE |
| Prevents VSafe from loading into expanded memory. |
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| /NX |
| Prevents VSafe from loading into extended memory. |
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| /Ax |
| Sets the hot key as ALT plus the key specified by x. |
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| /Cx |
| Sets the hot key as CTRL plus the key specified by x. |
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| /N |
| Allows VSAFE to monitor for possible viruses on network drives. |
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| /D |
| Turns off checksumming. |
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| /U |
| Removes VSAFE from memory. |
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| VSAFE--Note |
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| Using VSAFE with Microsoft Windows |
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| Before installing Windows, turn off VSAFE. If VSAFE is running, you may not |
| be able complete the Windows installation. If you use VSAFE with Windows, |
| run the MWAVTSR.EXE memory-resident program by adding the following command |
| to your WIN.INI file: |
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| load=mwavtsr.exe |
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| MWAVTSR.EXE enables VSAFE messages to be displayed in Windows. |
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| VSAFE--Example |
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| To specify that VSAFE not check for formatting that could erase all data on |
| the hard disk, that VSAFE warn of attempts to write to the boot sector of a |
| floppy disk, and that ALT+T be assigned as the hot key to display the VSAFE |
| screen, type the following command: |
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| vsafe /1- /7+ /At |
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