Installation and Start-up Guide Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta – Windows 8 Compatible Date: February, 2012
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Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6
Downloading the product ...................................................................................... 3 Technical Requirements ....................................................................................... 3 Other applications uninstall .................................................................................. 3 Installation ............................................................................................................... 4 Product activation .................................................................................................. 9 Update and Analysis ........................................................................................... 10
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Downloading the product
In order to download the product, please click in the link below: http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/beta/antivirus/
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Technical Requirements
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: - Supported Operating Systems: Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit. - Processor: 300 MHz. or faster - RAM: 128 MB (recommended 1 GB) - Hard Disk Drive: 265 MB of free space. - Internet Explorer 6.0 Important! Please read the Product activation section of this guide carefully. The information in this section is essential for keeping your PC protected.
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Other applications uninstall
Important! If you have an antivirus installed, make sure that it is completely uninstalled before starting to install Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta. Just follow these steps:
Right Click on any part of the Windows Start screen, click on All apps and select Control Panel. Click on Programs > Uninstall a program Select the program that you want to uninstall and click on Uninstall Follow the steps in the uninstallation wizard.
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Installation
Follow the steps below to ensure correct installation. Once you have followed the steps in this guide, your PC will be completely protected against viruses and other threats. You can watch this whole process in the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIfFZtmW-MQ 1. Double click the install file you downloaded. 2. Click Install. 3. Select the language in which you want to install the program on your computer. Click OK. 4. A welcome screen will appear indicating the Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta components that will be installed on your computer. Click Next.
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5. Now you will see the License Agreement screen. Click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement. If you click No, the installation process will not continue.
6. Once you accept the license agreement, the following screen is displayed:
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Keep the Typical installation option selected to install the most usual components of Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta and click Next to continue. NOTE: This guide explains a typical installation of Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta. If you have more advanced knowledge and would like to select the protection modules to install, you can do this by selecting the option, Custom installation during the installation process. The minimum installation is only recommended for computers with less than 256MB of RAM. By default, only the most adequate protection for your PC’s memory will be installed.
7. At this point, Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta will copy the necessary files to install on your computer the firewall and the various protections against malicious software.
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8. When the files have been copied to the computer, a collaboration agreement with Panda Security is displayed. If you want, you can allow anonymous sending of information about threats that Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta detected on your computer, to help us keep our information up-to-date about the impact of viruses around the world. You are also advised to allow automatic sending of suspicious quarantined items. This way, our laboratories will be able to provide you with a solution as quickly as possible. Click Next to continue.
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9. A window appears telling you that the installation is complete.
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Product activation
You must activate the product to enjoy the daily automatic updates, while the product services remain active. Activating Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta is very simple thanks to the wizard that will guide you through the complete process. In this wizard, you will have to enter your email address. After installing Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta, you will see pop-up messages reminding you that you need to activate the product. You can start the activation wizard through any of these messages. You can also do this through the Help section in the main window of the program. Click Activate product in the menu. Using the wizard is very simple. Just enter the data required in each screen. This process is shown in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPUw1nLh1gw
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Update and Analysis
The automatic updates of Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta are carried out daily. These updates are those that allow the program to recognize all known threats so far, achieving keep your computer protected against them. Although Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta updates itself while your PC is connected to the Internet, you can upgrade it easily by following these steps: 1. Click with right button on the icon of Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta in the Windows taskbar (it appears next to clock). 2. From the main menu of the product, click on the Update Now link of the Updates panel to start the process.
Note: • Remember, in order to update your PC must be connected to the Internet. • So Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta can be updated is necessary to activate it. See the Product Activation for more information. Once Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta has been successfully updated, it is time to carry out a full scan of your computer.
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Check this process in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoCIxHzU2n8
To do this:
Select the Scan tab in the main window of Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 Beta.
1. Click Scan all my computer. The scan will start. Once you have carried out this scan, your computer will be protected and free from all malicious software as well as intrusions and other threats.
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