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Vet 3.1x Manual Upgrade for Version 9.7x

The manual update comes in an electronic format with your upgrade. Any page of this help file can be printed out by selecting File | Print Topic. You can print out a complete copy of this README file by selecting the How can I print out this file topic below. You can get further information on any of the topics below by selecting the Click Here that follows the topic. If you have any questions about this version of Vet please do not hesitate to contact Vet.

If you want a manual for the new look Vet 3.1x Version 9.7x Click Here.

Installation Changes to Vet for Windows 3.1x:

There is a new way to create a master copy of Vet to install across a network. Click Here.

The licence conditions for Vet have changed. Click Here.

Functionality Changes to Vet for Windows 3.1x:

How to get copies of the new Vet 3.1x manual easily (Version 9.7x) Click Here.

The new VXD must always be installed Click Here.

Max BreakPoint can now be set during installation. Click Here.

The Vet for Windows 3.1x interface has changed to Vet 3.1x. Click Here.

Frequently Asked Questions:

When will the quarterly Vet upgrades arrive?. Click Here.

How to print the README file. Click Here.


Master Installation
There is now an easier way to install Vet across a network

The new Master Setup allows you to transfer installation files and set configuration options for the Automatic Setup. This can be performed for several platforms at once.

•	Insert the Vet floppy disk in a floppy drive (or the CD into the CD drive and close the drive door). If you are creating a master copy of Vet from a floppy disk: Select Start |Run..., then type A:\SETUP /MASTER (or B:\SETUP /Master if the you placed the floppy disk into B drive), and select OK.

•	If you are creating a Master copy of Vet from a CD. The automatic installation will attempt to install a single copy of Vet. When the Setup wizard appears select Cancel and confirm. Select Start | Run... type the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive, a colon, \SETUP, a space, /MASTER and select <Enter>.i.e. D:\SETUP /MASTER.

The Master Setup dialog will appear and will display the location that will hold the Master Auto-Install script (F:\VetAuto). select Next> to continue.  NOTE: As the Auto-Install script will be used to load Vet onto each workstation, it must be placed in a directory and drive that can be accessed by all workstations.

Vet will delete any existing files from the "Auto-Installation" directory before copying the new master version to it. Setup will display the Vet licence agreement. The licence conditions must be accepted for the installation to proceed. Select Yes to proceed.

The files will be transferred. If you are installing from floppy disks you will be required to put in the second disk during this step. Once all of the files have been copied to the "Auto-Installation" directory the configuration wizard will be run.

Due to the dynamic nature of the configuration wizard all of the information on the options that you will be presented with can be found by selecting the context sensitive Help button.

To accept the options on any page, and move onto the next page, select the Next> button. The configuration of the wizard can be cancelled at any time by selecting the Cancel button.

NOTE: As there is no installation wizard for DOS Vet it will still be necessary to do a master installation in the same old fashion. Once created the path to the DOS Master copy must be entered into the dialog that is used to select which operating systems you wish to make master installations for. (i.e. If you select to make a master installation for Windows 3.1x, you should also select the DOS option and enter the path to the DOS Vet Master copy)

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Licenece
The licence to use Vet 3.1x has changed.

Due to the recent strategic partnership between Ontrack USA and Vet Anti-Virus Software it has been necessary to alter the licence to cover the new Ontrack customers. The licence conditions for non US customers have not changed in this Vet upgrade.

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How to get a copy of the new manual
How to get a copy of the new manual.

As there is a new interface for this version of Vet 3.1x the old manual will be of little use in working out how to configure and run a scan. A copy of the current manual is available in Acrobat PDF format and also in HTML. Both versions of this manual can be found on disk 2 of 2 of the distribution disks. If your copy of Vet was loaded from a network then please ask your system administrator if you wish to have a copy of the new manual.

NOTE:

The Acrobat.PDF file will print a better copy than the HTML version.

Acrobat PDF readers are available for free from www.adobe.com.

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The new DLL must be loaded at all times
The new VXD must be loaded at all times.

The new Vet 3.1x does not have separate scanners for the on-demand and resident protection (i.e. when you open Vet and scan files or when Vet automatically background scans ). There is now a single scanner for both so the VXD must be loaded at all times. You can disable on-access scanning, and use the VXD exclusively for on-demand scanning, if you wish.

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The maxbreak points can now be set during installation
The max Breakpoints can now be set during installation.

During the installation Setup will check the configuration of your machine and may prompt to increase the MaxBPs value. We strongly recommend that you accept the option to increase this figure.

If you accept the defaults Setup will edit your SYSTEM.INI file to include the line MaxBPs under the [386Enh] section.  This line will improve the performance and reliability of all applications running under Windows 3.1x.

During the installation you will be presented with three options for the changes to SYSTEM.INI.

•	Yes, allow Setup to modify SYSTEM.INI.

•	No, but save the required changes to SYSTEM.VET.

•	No, do not make any changes.

NOTE: You will only be prompted if MaxBPs is not present or less than 768.

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The Vet for Windows 3.1x interface is now called Vet 3.1x

This version of Vet 3.1x has been rebuilt from the ground up and no longer requires the Vet for DOS disk to be installed successfully.  As this version is no longer an interface to DOS Vet it has been renamed Vet 3.1x.  The look and feel of Vet 3.1x (Version 9.7x) is now very similar to Vet 95/NT. Many of the questions that you may have for the new Vet 3.1x can be answered by consulting the Windows 95/NT manuals.

How to get an updated version of the manual Click here

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When will the next quarterly update arrive
When will the next quarterly Vet upgrades arrive?

The Quarterly upgrades are scheduled to be sent to all registered customers within the three months that make up each quarter of the year. During our testing process if bugs are found the version will be sent back to the programmers until the version is bug free. From time to time this will cause irregular gaps between upgrades.

If your current version of Vet brings up an "Out-of-date" warning and you have not yet received the next version then it is possible to disable the warning by opening Vet and selecting Options | Program | Reporting | Suppress Out-of-date warning.

 Once you have installed the next version of Vet this option will be automatically reset and 180 days from installing the upgrade the warning will re-appear .

NOTE: If the Out-of-date warning is displayed please check that your system date is correct before calling Vet Technical Support. To check your current system date in Windows 3.1x:

From Program Manager select Main | Control Panel | Date/time and the current time and date will be displayed.

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How to print out this README file
How can I easily print out the README.HLP file?

Simply select the print button and a copy of the following will be printed.

Readme for Vet 3.1x version 9.7x

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There is now an easier way to install Vet across a network

The new Master Setup allows you to transfer installation files and set configuration options for the Automatic Setup. This can be performed for several platforms at once.

Insert the Vet floppy disk in a floppy drive (or the CD into the CD drive and close the drive door). If you are creating a master copy of Vet from a floppy disk: Select Start |Run..., then type A:\SETUP /MASTER (or B:\SETUP /Master if the you placed the floppy disk into B drive), and select OK.

If you are creating a Master copy of Vet from a CD. The automatic installation will attempt to install a single copy of Vet. When the Setup wizard appears select Cancel and confirm. Select Start | Run... type the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive, a colon, \SETUP, a space, /MASTER and select <Enter>.i.e. D:\SETUP /MASTER.

The Master Setup dialog will appear and will display the location that will hold the Master Auto-Install script (F:\VetAuto). select Next> to continue.  NOTE: As the Auto-Install script will be used to load Vet onto each workstation, it must be placed in a directory and drive that can be accessed by all workstations.

Vet will delete any existing files from the "Auto-Installation" directory before copying the new master version to it. Setup will display the Vet licence agreement. The licence conditions must be accepted for the installation to proceed. Select Yes to proceed.

The files will be transferred. If you are installing from floppy disks you will be required to put in the second disk during this step. Once all of the files have been copied to the "Auto-Installation" directory the configuration wizard will be run.

Due to the dynamic nature of the configuration wizard all of the information on the options that you will be presented with can be found by selecting the context sensitive Help button.

To accept the options on any page, and move onto the next page, select the Next> button. The configuration of the wizard can be cancelled at any time by selecting the Cancel button.

NOTE: As there is no installation wizard for DOS Vet it will still be necessary to do a master installation in the same old fashion. Once created the path to the DOS Master copy must be entered into the dialog that is used to select which operating systems you wish to make master installations for. (i.e. If you select to make a master installation for Windows 3.1x, you should also select the DOS option and enter the path to the DOS Vet Master copy)

The licence to use Vet 3.1x has changed.

Due to the recent strategic partnership between Ontrack USA and Vet Anti-Virus Software it has been necessary to alter the licence to cover the new Ontrack customers. The licence conditions for non US customers have not changed in this Vet upgrade.

How to get a copy of the new manual.

As there is a new interface for this version of Vet 3.1x the old manual will be of little use in working out how to configure and run a scan. A copy of the current manual is available in Acrobat PDF format and also in HTML. Both versions of this manual can be found on disk 2 of 2 of the distribution disks. If your copy of Vet was loaded from a network then please ask your system administrator if you wish to have a copy of the new manual.

NOTE:

The Acrobat.PDF file will print a better copy than the HTML version.

Acrobat PDF readers are available for free from www.adobe.com.

The new VXD must be loaded at all times.

The new Vet 3.1x does not have separate scanners for the on-demand and resident protection (i.e. when you open Vet and scan files or when Vet automatically background scans ). There is now a single scanner for both so the VXD must be loaded at all times. You can disable on-access scanning, and use the VXD exclusively for on-demand scanning, if you wish.

The max Breakpoints can now be set during installation.

During the installation Setup will check the configuration of your machine and may prompt to increase the MaxBPs value. We strongly recommend that you accept the option to increase this figure.

If you accept the defaults Setup will edit your SYSTEM.INI file to include the line MaxBPs under the [386Enh] section.  This line will improve the performance and reliability of all applications running under Windows 3.1x.

During the installation you will be presented with three options for the changes to SYSTEM.INI.

Yes, allow Setup to modify SYSTEM.INI.

No, but save the required changes to SYSTEM.VET.

No, do not make any changes.

NOTE: You will only be prompted if MaxBPs is not present or less than 768.

The Vet for Windows 3.1x interface is now called Vet 3.1x

This version of Vet 3.1x has been rebuilt from the ground up and no longer requires the Vet for DOS disk to be installed successfully.  As this version is no longer an interface to DOS Vet it has been renamed Vet 3.1x.  The look and feel of Vet 3.1x (Version 9.7x) is now very similar to Vet 95/NT. Many of the questions that you may have for the new Vet 3.1x can be answered by consulting the Windows 95/NT manuals.

When will the next quarterly Vet upgrades arrive?

The Quarterly upgrades are scheduled to be sent to all registered customers within the three months that make up each quarter of the year. During our testing process if bugs are found the version will be sent back to the programmers until the version is bug free. From time to time this will cause irregular gaps between upgrades.

If your current version of Vet brings up an "Out-of-date" warning and you have not yet received the next version then it is possible to disable the warning by opening Vet and selecting Options | Program | Reporting | Suppress Out-of-date warning.

 Once you have installed the next version of Vet this option will be automatically reset and 180 days from installing the upgrade the warning will re-appear .

NOTE: If the Out-of-date warning is displayed please check that your system date is correct before calling Vet Technical Support. To check your current system date in Windows 3.1x:

From Program Manager select Main | Control Panel | Date/time and the current time and date will be displayed.


Contact Information

The developers of Vet have always aimed to provide straightforward software that will operate in the background until a virus attempts to infect and damage your PC.

To become a Registered Vet User talk to our sales department or fill in and return the registration card to your nearest Vet supplier.

AUSTRALIA:

Cybec Pty Ltd,

1601 Malvern Rd, Glen Iris 3146, Victoria, Australia. ACN:007229361

Melbourne Customers Phone Support 9825 5656 (8:30 AM to 6:00 PM)

Non Melbourne Phone Support 1800 807 062 (8:30 AM to 6:00 PM)

Fax (+61) 03 9886 0844  Email support@vet.com.au  Web: http://www.vet.com.au

Phone Sales 1300 364 750  Email info@vet.com.au

U.K. & EUROPE:

Vet Anti-Virus Software Ltd,

342 Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2HW, England.

Phone (+44) 0114 275 7501 Fax (+44) 0114 275 7508

Email support@vetavs.co.uk

Web www.vetavs.co.uk

NEW ZEALAND:

Vet Anti-Virus Software Ltd,

Level 4, 10-12 Scotia Place, Auckland, NZ.

P.O. Box 7429, Wellesley Street, Auckland, NZ

Phone(+64) 9 309 3281 Fax (+64) 9 309 3287

Freecall 0800 838 691

Email sales@vetavs.co.nz

BELGIUM, HOLLAND & LUXEMBOURG:

Data Results Nederland BV

Industrieweg 30, NL-4283 GZ  Giessen, The Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)183 449944 (Support: 08:30 to 17:30)

Fax   +31 (0)183 449045

Email support@dataresults.nl

Web www.dataresults.nl

MALAYSIA

Vet Anti-Virus Software Sdn Bhd

21-3A Jalan SS 23/15, Taman SEA, Petaling Jaya, 47400 Selangor, Malaysia.

Phone (+60) 03 705 1103 (8:00 AM to 7:00 PM MST)

Fax (+60) 03 705 1203

Email info-asia@vet.com.au

USA: Ontrack Data International Inc.

6321 Bury Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55346

Phone: General: (+1) 800 872 2599 Sales: (+1) 612 937 5161 Support: (+1) 612 937 2121

Facsimile: (+1) 612 937 5815

Email: sales@ontrack.com

WWW: http://www.ontrack.com

Ontrack US Offices

Los Angeles: 940 South Coast Drive, Suite 225, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Toll Free: (+1) 800 872 2599 Phone: (+1) 714 641 0530

San Jose: 2001 Gateway Place, Suite 750 West, San Jose, CA 95110-1013

Toll Free: (+1) 800 872 2599 Phone: (+1) 408 573 9592

Washington DC: 2000 Corporate Ridge, 8th Floor, McLean, VA 22102

Toll Free: (+1) 800 872 2599 Phone: (+1) 703 821 8101

Germany: Ontrack Data Recovery GmbH.

Germany: Ontrack Data Recovery GmbH

Phone: Toll Free: 00 800 10 12 13 14 Sales: +49 (0)7031 644 150

Facsimile: +49 (0)7031 644 100

Email: sales@ontrack.de

WWW: http://www.ontrack.com

London: Ontrack Data Recovery Europe Ltd.

The Pavilions, 1 Weston Rd, Kiln Lane, Epsom, Surrey KT17 1JG England.

Phone: Toll Free France: 0 800 90 72 42 Toll Free Europe: 0 800 24 39 96

Office: (+44) 0 1372 741 999 Tech Support (+44) 0 1372 747 414

Facsimile: (+44) 0 1372 747 074

Email: WWW: sales@ontrack.com http://www.ontrack.com


Why you should become a registered Vet user
 Why Should You Become a Registered Vet User.

This copy of Vet provides protection against all viruses that are known to be in the wild at the time of production. Unfortunately new viruses and new varieties of existing viruses appear on an almost weekly basis. Registered Vet Customers get a comprehensive solution for protection against viruses.

The services and benefits of becoming a registered Vet customer depend on the country where Vet was purchased. Services that are commonly offered are listed below.

1)	A full set of user manuals - comprehensive installation and usage details (manuals are available in some boxes of Vet, from the Web site and are also on Vet CDs)

2)	Additional installation options for networks and systems administrators

3)	Access to the Vet internet web site and Bulletin board service - used to provide updates and general virus information

4)	Free unlimited Email and phone support (See the Contact page for the support hours)

5)	48 Hour fixes - If you discover a new virus that Vet does not clean we will provide a solution within 48 hours of receiving a copy of the virus

6)	Employee Protection - Any company holding a Vet site licence, that is a licence to install Vet on every PC in the work place, may allow all employees to install Vet on their home-use computers, free of charge.

7)	On Site Support - Charges normally apply, but we are committed to supporting our registered Vet users

So, please return the registration card with the appropriate fee or talk to your local Vet sales team.


Command Line Switches

Command line switches can be used by typing in the full path and filename (ie. C:\VET\VET95 or C:\VET\VETNT) and adding any of the command line switches that are listed below.

Long-form command line options

All options are able to be abbreviated providing the abbreviation is unambiguous and three or more characters in length.

Scanning

/display=full - default, display the main GUI.

/display=progress - show a progress meter of the scan.

/display=notify - hide the progress meter unless infection detected.

/display=none - do not show anything.   (replaces /&)

/ext - specify a list of extensions to scan.

Multiple extensions can be delimited like so: /ext=exe,dll,sys or

/ext=exe,dll,sys;

/ext=* - scan all files

/ext  - scan the default extensions.   (replaces /.=)

/resume - begin scan from where the last scan to use /maxfiles ended.

 /resume now resumes a user-aborted scan also.   (replaces /P)

/maxfiles - specify the number of files to scan. eg.

  /maxfiles=1000    (replaces /M= )

/memoryscan - scan memory.

/nomemoryscan - do not scan memory.

/bootscan - scan the boot sector(s).

/nobootscan - do not scan the boot sector(s).   (replaces /!S)

/renamed - scan renamed files ( *._?? ).

/norenamed - do not scan renamed files.     (replaces /!V)

/fast - scans entry point of each file.

/full - scans every byte of each file.   (replaces /F and /!F)

/sub - includes subdirectories in the scan.

/nosub - does not include subdirectories.   (replaces /R)

/progressive - triggers the progressive scan (options defined within the program).

/autoscan - equivalent to /progressive (redundant as of 9.60)

Actions

The Action options will specify one of the following values...

 clean, rename, reportonly, delete

/infected= - specify the action to be taken on infected files.

/infected=clean

/infected=rename

/infected=delete

/infected=reportonly   (replaces /!C, /U, and /Z)

/suspect= - specify the action to be taken on suspected infections.

/suspect=rename

/suspect=delete

/suspect=reportonly   (replaces /O, and /Y)

/macro= - specify the action to be taken on infected documents.

/macro=clean

/macro=reportonly

Reporting

/report= - specifies how much information is to be output.

Current available values are:

/report=infected  - report only infected files.

/report=all  - report all files scanned show all files scanned.   (replaces /E)

/logfile - use the default log filename.

/logfile=filename - specify a log filename.

/nologfile - do not write to a log.   (replaces /L and /L= )

Miscellaneous

/exit - VET is to exit on completion of the scan.   (replaces /X)

/help - print the command line help. The current /? switch will be kept as it is a fairly standard option.

/cancel - default, allow cancelling of the scan.

/nocancel - disable cancelling of the scan

Any path or logfile name specified on the command line that contains any of the following characters MUST be enclosed in quotes =	;	-	/	(and white space)