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AntiVir Scheduler - Contents

You may wish to scan your computer system for viruses and unwanted programs on a routine basis without having to start AntiVir manually each time. To this end, the Scheduler allows you to activate AntiVir at set times which you may choose from the options "daily", "weekdays" or "weekly".

For this purpose, two conditions must be fulfilled:

Your computer system must be up and running at the relevant time.

The AntiVir Scheduler has to have been activated manually or automatically, e.g. via the Autostart program group in the Windows Program Manager.

In the main menu, the AntiVir Scheduler can be moved to the background with the "OK" button, in which case the program is not closed but remains active until you shut down Windows.

You can also use the Scheduler to define the start time of other events, such as programs and messages.

The following help topics are currently available:

Command Line

Date

Day

Delete

Edit

Event

Exit

Info

Insert

Property tab Internet Update

Property tab Message

Property tab Start AntiVir

Property tab Start AntiVir/Exchange

Property tab Start Program

Schedule

The Event menu (Contents)

The Help menu (Contents)

The Options menu (Contents)

Time


Command line

AntiVir Scheduler offers you the following command line parameters:

/LOG

All processed events are recorded in the AVSched32.LOG file, which is created in your AntiVir directory.

/MIN

Start AntiVir Scheduler minimized.

/NoOldEvent

AntiVir Scheduler does not check the event list for old events at the program start.

/NS

If this parameter is entered, no opening screen will appear when you start the AntiVir Scheduler.


Date

This is for entering the required date directly. Alternatively, if you have installed Microsoft"s Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher, you can open a calendar to the right of this box and set the date that way.


Day

Use the drop-down list "Day" to select the day on which you want the event to take place.


Delete

This menu option can be used to delete an event from the schedule in the Scheduler window.

In order to delete an event, it must be highlighted in the list box of the Scheduler.

You can delete the event from the schedule immediately by selecting the menu option "Delete" directly, via a hotkey or by clicking the "Delete" button.

Caution:

Events are deleted immediately without asking you for confirmation!

The date is then irretrievably lost (unless you re-enter it).


Edit

With this menu option or alternatively with the "Modify" button you can work on an event from the time schedule of the AntiVir Scheduler window. The appropriate property tab appears, in which you can make the desired changes.

In order to edit an event, it must be marked in the AntiVir Scheduler's event list.


Event

A message or program which is executed according to fixed instructions.


Exit

Closes the AntiVir Scheduler.

Note:

You can only call AntiVir Scheduler events when the Scheduler is activated - even if only in the background. If certain events have not yet been processed when you close the AntiVir Scheduler, a message will appear to this effect.

If a one-off event was unable to be processed because AntiVir Scheduler was not active, a message will appear when you restart the Scheduler informing you that the relevant event is obsolete, and asking you whether you want to update the event now. A one-off event is always deleted from the events list after this prompt.


Info
Info...

This is for displaying details of the version number and copyright of AntiVir Scheduler.


Insert

This menu option allows you to insert events in the event list of the AntiVir Scheduler.

Select the menu option "Event/Insert" by clicking the "Insert" button, pressing the "+" key or the "Insert" key.

A dialog window will then open in which you can select three or four types of events

Start AntiVir

Start AntiVir/Exchange (optionally)

Internet Update

Message

Start Program

Select the type of event you want to start from these register cards, and then enter all the necessary information in the subsequent dialog boxes.

Now set the time when you want the event to be started. If you click [image] button, a dialog box will appear in which to enter the required date. The entries in the "Time", "Date" and "Day" boxes will depend on the options selected in the "Frequency" list box.

Once you have entered a date, the [image] button is activated. By clicking the button, you transfer the event to the events list. This description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AntiVir Scheduler.


Property tab Internet Update

Select the menu option Event/Insert by clicking the "Insert" button or pressing the "+" key. A dialog box will then open containing the property tab "Start Internet Update".

Description

The command "Start Internet Update" is already entered in the "Description" text box.

Arguments

This option is not available at the moment.

Beep

If this box is checked, a beep will be emitted when the AntiVir Internet Update is started.

This dialog window contains the following buttons:

By clicking "OK", you transfer the event to the events list, and the description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AntiVir Scheduler.

If you click this button, a dialog window will appear in which to enter the date for starting the AntiVir Internet Update. The entries in the "Time", "Date" and "Day" boxes will depend on the options selected in the "Frequency" list box.

Once you have entered a date, the "OK" button is activated.

Closes the dialog window without transferring the new settings.

Displays this help text.


Property tab Message

Select the menu option Event/Insert by clicking the "Insert" button or pressing the "+" key. A dialog box will then open in which to select the "Message" property tab.

Description

The command "Generate message" is already entered in the "Description" text box.

Message text

In the "Message text" box, enter the text for the relevant message.

Beep

If this box is checked, a beep will be emitted when the message appears.

This dialog window contains the following buttons:

By clicking "OK", you transfer the event to the events list, and the description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AntiVir Scheduler.

By clicking this button, you can open a dialog window in which to specify when you want the message is to be generated. The entries in the "Time", "Date" and "Day" boxes will depend on the options selected in the "Frequency" list box.

Once you have entered a date, the "OK" button is activated.

Closes the dialog window without transferring the new settings.

Displays this help text.


Property tab Start AntiVir

Select the menu option Event/Insert by clicking "Insert" button or pressing the "+" key. A dialog box will then open containing the property tab "Start AntiVir".

Description

The command "Start AntiVir" is already entered in the "Description" text box.

Arguments

Enter the letters of the drives you want to scan for viruses and unwanted programs. Here you can enter up to 26 drive letters.

You can also enter the command line parameters /AH (all harddisks), /AF (all floppies) and /AN (all networks) plus any other parameters supported by AntiVir.

The parameter /BASK is set automatically by the AntiVir Scheduler in order to ensure that AntiVir starts the scan at the specified time.

Beep

If this box is checked, a beep will be emitted when AntiVir is started.

This dialog window contains the following buttons:

Once you have entered a date, the "OK" button is activated. By clicking "OK", you transfer the event to the events list. This description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AntiVir Scheduler.

If you click this button, a dialog window will appear in which to enter the date for starting AntiVir. The entries in the "Time", "Date" and "Day" boxes will depend on the options selected in the "Frequency" list box.

Once you have entered a date, the "OK" button is activated.

Closes the dialog window without transferring the new settings.

Displays this help text.


Property tab Start AntiVir/Exchange

Select the menu option Event/Insert by clicking "Insert" button or pressing the "+" key. A dialog box will then open containing the property tab "Start AntiVir/Exchange".

Description

The command "Start AntiVir/Exchange" is already entered in the "Description" text box.

Arguments

In the "Arguments" text box, you can enter command line parameters for AntiVir Exchange.

Beep

If this box is checked, a beep will be emitted when AntiVir Exchange is started.

This dialog window contains the following buttons:

Once you have entered a date, the "OK" button is activated. By clicking "OK", you transfer the event to the events list. This description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AntiVir Scheduler.

If you click this button, a dialog window will appear in which to enter the date for starting AntiVir Exchange. The entries in the "Time", "Date" and "Day" boxes will depend on the options selected in the "Frequency" list box.

Once you have entered a date, the "OK" button is activated.

Closes the dialog window without transferring the new settings.

Displays this help text.


Property tab Start Program

Select the menu option Event/Insert by clicking the "Insert" button or pressing the "+" button. A dialog window will then be opened from which you can select the property tab "Start Program".

Program

Enter the name of the program you want to start in the "Program" text box or select the button [image] if you prefer to search for it via a dialog box. The name of the selected program is used as a description in the list box of the Scheduler.

Path

In the "Path" text box, enter the drive and directory containing the program you want to start. If the program was selected via the dialog box "Start Program", this text box will be filled in automatically.

Arguments

In the "Arguments" text box, you can enter command line parameters for the program you want to start.

Beep

If the "Beeper" box is checked, a beep will be emitted when the program is started.

Window

In the "Window Display" list box, you can select which mode you want the program to run in. You can choose between "Normal", "Icon" and "Full Screen". The "Normal" mode is set by default.

This dialog window contains the following buttons:

By clicking "OK", you transfer the event to the events list, and the description then also appears in the list box in the main window of AntiVir Scheduler.

By clicking this button, you can open a dialog window in which to specify when you want the program to be started. The entries in the "Time", "Date" and "Day" boxes will depend on the options selected in the "Frequency" list box.

Once you have entered a date, the "OK" button is activated.

Closes the dialog window without transferring the new settings.

Displays this help text.


Schedule

This dialog box is for selecting the time when you want a particular event to occur.

Frequency

In the drop-down "Frequency" list, you can determine how often the event is to be executed, from a choice of "Once", "Daily", "Weekdays" and "Weekly". The entries in the Time,  Date or  Day boxes will depend on the option selected in the "Frequency" box.

Options in the list field "frequency":

Once

In this case, the event occurs once only, at the set time on the set day. Once the event has been initiated, it is deleted from the events list.

Daily

The event occurs daily at the set time. The current time is set by default.

Weekdays

The event occurs at the set time on every weekday. The current time is set by default.

Weekly

Select the day on which the event is to be started from the dropdown "Day" list. The current day of the week is set by default.

Hourly

The event occurs every hour.

This dialog window contains the following buttons:

Transfers the data from this window and then closes it.

Closes the dialog window without transferring the new settings.

Displays this help text.


The Event menu (Contents)

AntiVir Scheduler offers the following possibilities in this menu:

Insert (Alt+I)

Insert a new event.

Edit (Alt+T)

Edit an existing event.

Delete (Alt+D)

Delete an event.

Exit (Alt+X)

Terminates the AntiVir Scheduler.


The Help menu (Contents)

AntiVir Scheduler offers the following possibilities in this menu:

Contents (Alt+C)

"Contents" allows you to display the list of contents for the help file, and has the same function as the "Help" button. The help function of AntiVir Scheduler operates on the same principle as any other Windows tool.

Using Help (Alt+U)

This shows you a list of ways of using the Windows Help functions. You can obtain information on individual keywords by double-clicking the relevant entries.

Info... (Alt+N)

Under this menu option, you will find information to the AntiVir Scheduler.


The Options menu (Contents)

AntiVir Scheduler offers the following possibilities in this menu:

Stop Scheduler (Alt+S)

Stops the AntiVir Scheduler temporarily.

Resume Scheduler (Alt+R)

Activates the stopped scheduler again.

Start Scheduler automatically

Starts the AntiVir Scheduler after a start of Windows automatically.


Time

This is for entering the time when you want the event to take place.