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- Oil ChangeTM Version 2.5 WHAT'S NEW
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- The following are the latest last minute additions to the accompanying
- manual and help files. Please read this file thoroughly for any last
- minute changes to the software.
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- Thank you for purchasing Oil Change--our newest product for
- keeping Windows PC users up-to-date on the latest fixes and improvements
- for all their software--via the Internet!
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- Oil Change is designed to allow you to quickly locate, get information about,
- download, and then install updates to the Windows 95 and Windows 98 software
- and hardware you already own. This is an easy way to keep your computer
- products up-to-date without putting in a lot of time tracking down information
- from several different manufacturers. Oil Change does the work--you get the
- benefit!
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- Oil Change identifies the products installed on your computer and then
- searches for the latest updates and enhancements available on the Internet.
- If any updates are available, Oil Change then offers to retrieve the new
- software and replace the old, obsolete files and configuration settings for
- you automatically. Before deciding to download an update, you can find out
- exactly what the update will do for you, described in common, everyday
- language. And whenever possible, Oil Change will back up your existing
- software before installing the update!
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- New Feature! Pop-up Notification when a new, important Update is available.
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- You can tell Oil Change which products on your computer are important
- to you, and Oil Change can periodically scan the Internet to notify you
- when updates for these products become available. You can set several
- different notification events, including a pop-up message or even have
- the update automatically downloaded to your computer.
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- Benefit: Never miss an important update for the software or hardware you
- rely on. Oil Change will politely notify you when an update you want to
- know about immediately is available on the Internet.
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- New Feature! Download the Updates you choose in the background or at night.
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- Download the updates at any time of the day or night. You can even download
- updates while you are using your computer to do something else, such as surf
- the net, play your favorite computer game, or work on that spreadsheet for
- your boss.
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- Benefit: You have complete control over when Oil Change works for you. You
- can use your computer for other things while updates are downloading in the
- background. If you have just one phone line in your home, you can get the
- most out of it by allowing your computer to work on the Internet at night
- when no one is using the phone.
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- New Feature! Hide Updates you are not interested in.
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- Hide individual updates if you decided not to retrieve them. Also you
- can remove an entire product you are not interested in from the Oil Change
- update list. You can always unhide these items if you change your mind.
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- Benefit: See the updates for just the products you are interested in. This
- shortens the update list and helps you quickly focus on the updates that
- mean the most to you. Remove shareware, beta software, or other software you
- are not interested in or just do not want to retrieve.
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- New Feature! Undo multiple updates.
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- You can Undo one update for each product that Oil Change installs
- automatically. The Undo features reverses all the modifications
- performed during the update. Oil Change backs up any files that were
- copied over or deleted along with any changes to the Windows Registry.
- The Undo safety net even covers shared Windows files.
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- Benefit: Increases your safety net. You can safely remove the updates you
- retrieved and installed with Oil Change. This allows you to try out an
- update confident in the knowledge that you can remove it if the update does
- not live up to your standards. The Undo backup files are even compressed to
- help save disk space.
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- Note: Oil Change cannot install some updates automatically. You will have
- to install those yourself using the installation instructions that the
- manufacturer includes with the update. This is generally referred to as
- manual installation, and Oil Change cannot undo updates that you manually
- installed.
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- New Features! Oil Change is now even more convenient.
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- Oil Change can restart a failed download where it left off, rather than
- starting from the beginning. Oil Change can even redial your ISP if you
- aren't connected already. It will even remind you of updates you have
- downloaded, but have not installed yet.
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- Note: This feature works only if Oil Change is downloading the update
- from a HTTP 1.1 server. HTTP 1.1 is a server protocol that controls how
- information is sent over the Internet.
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- Benefit: Save time and avoid frustration when the Internet is busy by
- restarting downloads that did not finish completely. Just download the
- part that is missing, not the entire file. Dialing your phone and reminding
- you of updates you may have forgotten you retrieved are just two more of the
- examples of the ways Oil Change has been made easier to use.
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- Protecting your privacy.
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- Oil Change is non-intrusive. It keeps your sensitive data private. The
- list of products and available updates that Oil Change creates never leaves
- your computer! The McAfee Software ActiveHelp server, where all the update
- information is kept before it is downloaded to your computer, is a
- secure database that cannot be viewed by connecting to the McAfee Web
- site--only Oil Change can access the server. Your registration and user
- profile information is kept on another secure McAfee server.
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- Accessing the Internet
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- To use Oil Change, you must have an Internet connection because Oil Change
- relies on the Internet to connect to the McAfee ActiveHelp Server and
- to the Oil Change home page. Some networks have an Internet connection that
- you can use by connecting to the network--either directly or through dial-up
- networking. If you don't connect through a network, your computer must
- have a modem installed. You can establish an Internet connection through an
- ISP such as Netcom or Earthlink. An ISP acts as a middle man between you and
- the Internet. Your computer connects (using your modem) to the ISP's equipment,
- which in turn connects to the Internet. You may also be connected to the
- Internet through an online service such as America Online or CompuServe.
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- In addition, you must also have a browser. A browser is software, such as
- Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer that allows you to view
- text and graphics and download files from Web sites. America Online 3.0 for
- Windows 95 and CompuServe Interactive 3.0 both include browsers that are
- compatible with Oil Change.
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- Troubleshooting tips
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- If you get an InstallShield error #42 or error #301 when running the Oil
- Change Setup program, the problem may be that your temporary directory is
- not configured properly. To check your current temp environment variables,
- open an MS-DOS prompt, type SET, and press Enter. Write down the directory
- or directories that are associated with "TMP=" and "TEMP=". Please note
- that it is common for both of these variables to point to the same directory!
- Verify that the directories exist and that they do not contain any files or
- subdirectories. To rectify the install problem if the directories exist,
- delete all files and subdirectories in the TEMP and TMP directories and run
- SETUP again. To rectify the problem if the directories do not exist, simply
- create the directories.
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- You may notice that the Setup program performs sluggishly if you have too
- many applications running on your PC. Try closing some applications and
- running SETUP again to improve the performance.
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- If Oil Change generates an error message while scanning your system for
- applications and drivers, you will need to clear the temporary cache that
- Oil Change uses to store information. To clear the cache, click the More
- button on the main Oil Change window and click Options. Click the Cache
- tab and click the Clear button.
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- If you receive an error in the rare case that you wish to uninstall Oil
- Change, simply reinstall Oil Change and select the Uninstall Oil Change
- shortcut from the Oil Change group on the Start Programs Menu.
- Oil Change will be completely removed from your system.
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- If you receive an error message when trying to connect to the McAfee
- server, please verify that you are currently connected to the Internet.
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- Oil Change uses the Internet not only to download updates, but to let Oil
- Change users register with McAfee and subscribe to the full version of
- Oil Change. If you've been using a browser on the Internet, you know that
- problems typically occur when you attempt to connect to a site or download
- files. These same problems can occur when Oil Change accesses the Internet.
- Usually, problems are temporary and are caused by heavy network or
- internetwork traffic, or a server that is temporarily down for maintenance.
- If Oil Change alerts you to a problem with connecting to a site, wait a short
- time before trying again. In the case of a very popular update, you may have
- to try several times before Oil Change successfully connects to the required
- site. If an update takes an unusually long time to download, you can cancel
- the update and try again later.
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- For additional troubleshooting information, please refer to the
- Troubleshooting topic in the online help.
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- Technical Support
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- The following are numbers and addresses to be used for Technical
- Support. These numbers and address are subject to change without
- notice.
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- USA
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- Telephone support: 801-492-2700
- Technical Support Fax: 801-492-2727
- CompuServe: Go McAfee
- America Online: Keyword: McAfee
- World Wide Web: http://www.mcafee.com
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- Copyright ⌐ 1999 Network Associates, Inc. and its affiliated companies.
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