VDS 3.1 Installation Guide

You will need the VDS installation diskette, and a blank diskette that 
matches the size of your A: drive. You cannot use drive B: since this 
diskette may be needed to boot the computer in case of an emergency 
that renders the hard disk inaccessible. The installation procedure is
different for DOS and Windows 95 users. If you are running Windows 95,
skip to the next section please.

For DOS users:

You will need a clean bootable DOS diskette, preferably the original one. 
You should boot your machine from this clean diskette before starting 
installation. Make sure the DOS version on your hard disk matches the one 
on the bootable diskette. You can find out the DOS version by typing VER at 
the DOS command prompt.

1.  Put the VDS diskette in drive A:

2.  At the DOS command prompt, type A:\INSTALL.EXE and press ENTER.

3.  VDS installation program will offer a choice of Express or Custom setup. 
    We recommend you use the Express setup. This creates the C:\VDSPRO31 
    directory and keeps almost everything VDS needs in that directory. It 
    also sets up shortcuts on the desktop, and arranges VDS to do its daily 
    checks when you start Windows 95. Complete checks are performed once a 
    day by default.

4.  After the installation is complete, INSTALL will offer to prepare an 
    emergency diskette for your system. Answer YES, and put the blank 
    diskette in drive A: after removing the VDS installation diskette. 
    Let INSTALL format it for you.

5.  After the emergency diskette is prepared, you should remove it from 
    drive A:, write protect it by opening the tab at the bottom left corner 
    of the diskette, and label it VDS Emergency Diskette. If you have more 
    than one computer, you should also write on the diskette the name of 
    the computer or something you can remember that machine by. You MUST 
    NOT use an emergency diskette prepared for one computer on another 
    computer. It stores information specific to each computer that will 
    not be useful in recovery of a different computer; and it could even 
    cause data loss if used incorrectly in some cases.

6.  Store the emergency diskette somewhere you can find it. 
    Congratulations! You are done.
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For Windows 95 users:

1.  Put the VDS diskette in drive A:

2.  Click on the Start button located at the bottom left corner of your 
    screen.

3.  Choose Run from the menu that comes up.

4.  In the Open: edit box, type A:\SETUP.EXE

5.  Click on OK to start the installation.

6.  VDS Setup program will offer a choice of Express or Custom setup. 
    We recommend you use the Express setup. This creates the C:\VDSPRO31
    directory and keeps almost everything VDS needs in that directory. It 
    also sets up shortcuts on the desktop, and arranges VDS to do its daily 
    checks when you start Windows 95. Complete checks are performed once a 
    day by default.
    
7.  Click OK to run SETUP with the emergency diskette preparation option. 
    This may take a few minutes as VDS is preparing the integrity and 
    recovery database for your system.

8.  Answer YES when SETUP offers to prepare an emergency diskette. Put 
    the blank diskette in drive A:, and let VDS format it for you.
    
9.  After the emergency diskette is prepared, you should remove it from 
    drive A:, write protect it by opening the tab on the bottom left corner 
    of the diskette, and label it VDS Emergency Diskette. If you have more 
    than one computer, you should also write on the diskette the name of 
    the computer or something you can remember that machine by. You MUST NOT 
    use an emergency diskette prepared for one computer on another computer. 
    It stores information specific to each computer that will not be useful 
    in recovery of a different computer; and it could even cause data loss 
    if used incorrectly in some cases.
    
10. Store the emergency diskette somewhere you can find it.
    Congratulations! You are done.