requested. Nothing is printed in this case.

This alert appears when printing if there are no pages in the range you



range.

• You selected the page range xxx through yyy. There are no pages in this







from your disk and replace it with a known “good” copy of Disinfectant.

notification occurs, you must remove this particular copy of Disinfectant

modified. This may mean that it has been infected by a virus. If this

Disinfectant checks itself when it starts up and notifies you if it has been



copy.

otherwise modified. Please delete this copy and use an original unmodified

• This copy of Disinfectant has been damaged, infected by a virus, or







a MacMag-infected HyperCard stack.

This alert is presented by the Disinfectant protection INIT when it detects



Disinfectant to remove the virus.

• The stack “xxxxxxxxxx” is infected by the MacMag virus. Use







then ask you to reinsert the disk being scanned.

insert a different disk, and save the report on that disk. Disinfectant will

If you have a single floppy system, you may eject the disk being scanned,

Clear button clears the report field without saving and continues the scan.

Cancel button cancels the scan without clearing or saving the report. The

report as a text file, clears the report field, and continues the scan. The

Save, Cancel, and Clear. Save is the default button. It saves the partial

approaches the size limit, you will get this alert, with three buttons:

never be affected by this limit. If you produce a very long report which

Disinfectant has an upper limit for the size of the report. Most people will



continue. Save the report?

• The report is too big. It must be saved or cleared before the scan can







INIT on a locked startup disk.

This alert is presented if you try to install the Disinfectant protection



locked.

• The protection INIT could not be installed because the startup disk is







page size.

square available for printing after taking into account the margins and

that are too big. Disinfectant requires that there be at least a five inch

This alert appears in the “Page Setup” dialog if you specified margins



click the Cancel button.

• The margins you specified are too large. Please make them smaller or







an INIT file which has been infected by the INIT 1984 virus.

This alert is presented by the Disinfectant protection INIT when it detects



Disinfectant to remove the virus.

• The INIT file “xxxxxxxxxx” is infected by the INIT 1984 virus. Use







font size.

This alert appears in the “Page Setup” dialog if you enter a ridiculous



click the Cancel button.

• The font size must be in the range 1 through 24. Please correct it or







of the file. Unlock the old version of the file and try again.

to install or save the protection INIT and there is already a locked version

This alert appears if you try to save a report or the manual or if you try



• The file could not be saved because the old version of the file is locked.







then try to save to a different disk.

not enough room on the disk to save the file. Click the OK button. You may

This alert appears if you try to save a report or the manual and there is



• The file could not be saved because the disk is full.







to select landscape orientation instead of portrait orientation.

(over 18 points) and you get this alert, try using the Page Setup command

large margins. If you are trying to print a report in a very large font size

This alert may appear if you try to print with a large font size and/or



orientation.

might also try printing with landscape orientation instead of portrait

the left and right margins smaller or make the font size smaller. You

on the right. To correct this problem, use the Page Setup command. Make

• The document cannot be printed because some pages would be truncated







large margins.

This alert may appear if you try to print with a large font size and/or



Make the margins smaller or make the font size smaller.

on the bottom. To correct this problem, use the Page Setup command.

• The document cannot be printed because some pages would be truncated







a WDEF-infected disk or a CDEF-infected disk.

This alert is presented by the Disinfectant protection INIT when it detects



Desktop file on the disk or use Disinfectant to remove the virus.

• The disk “xxxxxxxxxx” is infected by the yyyy virus. Rebuild the







some other disk. There is no Cancel button in this situation.

case, you can either unlock and reinsert the original disk or you can insert

“scanning station” option is checked in the Preferences window. In this

This second form of the unlock alert is used only when the special



reinsert the disk or insert the next disk to be repaired.

• The disk cannot be repaired because it is locked. Please unlock and







operation and return to Disinfectant.

reinsert it. You can use the Cancel button in the alert to cancel the

automatically begin scanning and repairing the disk as soon as you

and puts up this alert. Unlock and reinsert the disk. Disinfectant will

If you try to disinfect a locked floppy disk, Disinfectant ejects the disk



reinsert the disk.

• The disk cannot be repaired because it is locked. Please unlock and







command.

This alert is presented when you select the “Install Protection INIT”



Disinfectant without restarting, select the OK button.

applications! To restart now, select the Restart button. To return to

will lose all changes to any documents which may be open in other

your Macintosh to activate the INIT. WARNING: If you restart now, you

• The Disinfectant protection INIT has been installed. You must restart







an infected application.

This alert is presented by the Disinfectant protection INIT when it detects



Disinfectant to remove the virus.

• The application “xxxxxxxxxx” is infected by the yyyyy virus. Use







quits without saving the report.

and then quits. The Cancel button returns to Disinfectant. The Quit button

which lets you choose the location of the saved report, saves the report,

three buttons: Save, Cancel, and Quit. The Save button presents a dialog

messages for infected files. If it does, this alert is presented. There are

When you quit Disinfectant, it checks to see if the report contains any



• Save report before quitting?







returns to Disinfectant. The Clear button clears without saving the report.

report, saves the report, and then clears the report. The Cancel button

button presents a dialog which lets you choose the location of the saved

presented. There are three buttons: Save, Cancel, and Clear. The Save

contains any messages for infected files. If it does, this alert is

When you clear the report, Disinfectant checks to see if the report



• Save report before clearing?







it by the new one.

save operation. Click the Replace button to delete the old file and replace

the same name already exists. Click the Cancel button to abort the file

This alert is presented when you install the protection INIT if a file with



• Replace existing “Disinfectant INIT”?







This informative message is displayed during printing.



period (.).

• Printing “xxxxx.” To cancel, hold down the Command key and type a







reported in the message. Click the OK button to return to Disinfectant.

you would send a note to the author. Please specify the error number

number. This alert should not occur. If it does, we would appreciate it if

An unexpected error occurred during printing. “nnnn” is the error



• Printing error (error code = nnnn).







printer. Use the Chooser desk accessory to select a printer.

This alert occurs if you try to print when there is no currently selected



• Printing error—you must use the Chooser to select a printer.







and try printing again.

Unlock the startup disk, or create an unlocked copy of your startup disk,

This alert occurs if printing fails because the startup disk is locked.



• Printing error—the startup disk is locked.







disk, then try printing again.

complete a printing operation. Try to make more room on your startup

This alert occurs if there is not enough room on your startup disk to



• Printing error—the startup disk is full.







same folder as your System file.

ImageWriter, you must have the system file named “ImageWriter” in the

driver has not been properly installed. For example, to print on an

This alert occurs if you try to print a report or the manual and the printer



• Printing error—could not locate printer driver in System folder.







some time, so you should be patient.

information from the disk that it might need later. This can take quite

and/or the System file. Before ejecting the disk, Disinfectant loads all the

This message is displayed if you eject the disk containing Disinfectant



• Please wait…







occur. When you click the OK button, Disinfectant quits.

This alert is presented if Disinfectant runs out of memory. It should not



• Out of memory.







button, Disinfectant quits to the Finder.

on an earlier system, it will present this alert. When you click the OK

Disinfectant requires System 6.0 or later. If you try running Disinfectant



• Disinfectant requires System 6.0 or later.







Disinfectant cannot be used on Macs with the old 64K ROMs.



the Mac 128K, 512K, or XL.

• Disinfectant requires a Mac 512KE or newer model. It does not work on







“Notification options” section of the Preferences window.

infected file) and you have selected the “Also display alert” option in the

requires your attention (for some reason other than the discovery of an

This alert is presented if, while running in the background, Disinfectant



• Disinfectant requires attention.





and you click the Denied button instead of the Granted button by mistake.

You may also get this alert if you are using the regular version of Vaccine



is a special version that was prepared just for the University of Michigan.

The version of Vaccine mentioned in the alert is not the normal Vaccine. It





canceled and the Disinfect button is disabled.

presents this alert. When you click the OK button, the current scan is

applications. If Disinfectant detects such a virus prevention tool, it

that it is impossible for Disinfectant to properly repair infected

Some virus prevention tools can interfere with Disinfectant in such a way



repair infected files.

check for viruses, but you will not be able to use the Disinfect button to

Disinfectant to repair files. You may use Disinfectant on this system to

remove this version of Vaccine from your System folder before using

University of Michigan version of Vaccine (Vaccine.UofM). You must

privileges. Another possible reason is that you are using the special

is that you are using Gatekeeper and you forgot to grant Disinfectant

• Disinfectant is unable to repair files on this system. One possible reason







Preferences window.

“Also display alert” option in the “Notification options” section of the

MultiFinder, Disinfectant finds an infected file and you have selected the

This alert is presented if, while running in the background under



• Disinfectant has found an infected file.







Disinfectant and we would appreciate it if you would notify the author.

INIT. This alert should not happen. If it does, it might be an error in

while trying to save a copy of the manual, a report, or the protection

This alert is presented if Disinfectant encounters an unexpected error



• An unexpected error (nnn) occurred while trying to save a file.







the old version.

to leave the old version installed. Installing the new version also removes

Click the Install button to install the new version. Click the Cancel button

Extensions folder. If an old version is installed, this alert is presented.

Disinfectant INIT is installed in the currently active System folder or

When Disinfectant starts up, it checks to see if an old version of the



you want to install the new version?

• An old version of the Disinfectant INIT is installed on this system. Do







to return to Disinfectant. Click the Quit button to quit Disinfectant.

Click the Restart button to restart your Macintosh. Click the Cancel button



were found, this alert is presented.

infected files were found in the currently active System folder. If any

When you quit after a disinfection run, Disinfectant checks to see if any



using a locked startup floppy and run Disinfectant again.

could become reinfected. You should immediately restart your Macintosh

• A virus may still be active in memory. Some of your files may have or





alphabetical order, with a brief explanation of each one.

This section presents all of Disinfectant’s alerts and dialogs, in








åAlerts and Dialogs



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