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Virus Central v1.00B
* The following files are on the Virus Central distribution
disk:
CENTRAL.EXE - Virus Central executable program
CENTRAL.CFG - configuration file
CENTRAL.DOC - Virus Central user's manual
REGISTER.DOC - registration information form (share-ware
version only)
README.1ST - this file
* Some portions of the Virus Central user's manual use the
IBM extended characters. Be aware of this if the printout of
the manual looks funny.
* The virus list contains the viruses that apply to CleanUp 64.
If a newer version of the CleanUp program is released, you may
add on the newer viruses to this list. Whenever new versions
of Virus Central will be released, the virus list will be
amended to reflect the most current version of CleanUp.
* You may use the VALIDATE.COM program (included with your copy
of VirusScan and/or CleanUp) to test the integrity of Virus
Central. Take note that the share-ware and registered user's
versions of the program yield different results, because of
the share-ware notice on the latter.
Here are the validation results of the share-ware and
registered user's versions of Virus Central:
Share-ware version:
File Name: CENTRAL.EXE
Size: 75,760
Date: 8-8-1990
File Authentication:
Check Method 1 - FE40
Check Method 2 - 0C2E
Registered user's version:
File Name: CENTRAL.EXE
Size: 74,352
Date: 8-8-1990
File Authentication:
Check Method 1 - D3AD
Check Method 2 - 0B0D
** Bug Fixes **
As can be expected with ANY program, particularly the first
releases, there will be bugs. Virus Central is no exception.
Unless a bug requires a major modification to the existing
version of Virus Central, these bugs will be fixed without
changing the version number of Virus Central, but a letter will
will be added to indicate that a bug or a collection of bugs
have been corrected.
Virus Central Release Notes:
v1.00A (08/02/90)
A bug report (would you believe, the day after Virus Central was
first released as a share-ware program) found that the program
would flat-out refuse to run on MS-DOS 4.01. I realized early on
in the project that Virus Central required at least MS-DOS 2.1
to run properly, so I installed a routine to check the DOS
version before anything else. I tested the program using DOS
2.1, 2.11, 3.2, and 3.3, and they all worked fine. I never
tested Virus Central using DOS 4.01 because I do not have a copy
of that version. After I received the report, I examined the DOS
version checking routine again, found the error, and fixed the
problem.
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v1.00B (08/08/90)
Two bugs were reported, again relating to Virus Central's
initialization routine. The program still refuses to run on some
systems using DOS 4.01, although the earlier problem was
corrected (a DOS bug, perhaps?). Another problem was that Virus
Central would sometimes mistake a VGA card for a Hercules
graphics card, particularly those that auto-sense and emulate.
Both these problems were related to Virus Central's pre-system
checking, which I still believe is a necessary step. I did not
remove this feature, but I added an option to get around it. To
bypass the pre-system check, from the DOS prompt, enter:
CENTRAL /IGNORE
When using the "/IGNORE" option, Virus Central does not check
the system for compatibility. You should only use this option
if you are sure that your system is compatible, but the program
refuses to run. You may still specify the "/NOMOUSE" option, if
so desired, by putting before the "/IGNORE" option in the
command line (e.g. "CENTRAL /NOMOUSE /IGNORE").
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