McAfee QUICKCLEAN 3.0 User's Guide

PRODUCT GUIDEMcAfee QuickCleanVERSION 3.0

Installing McAfee QuickClean10 McAfee QuickClean 3.0Use the steps below to install your software.1 If your computer runs Windows NT, Windows 2000, or

Product Guide 11Installing McAfee QuickCleanTroubleshooting installation problemsA failed installation can cause software problems that are difficult

Installing McAfee QuickClean12 McAfee QuickClean 3.0Step 3: Clean your hard driveRun the Windows hard drive utilities, ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter

Product Guide 13Installing McAfee QuickClean1 From the Windows Control Panel, start the Add/Remove applet.2 Select McAfee QuickClean and click:M Remov

Installing McAfee QuickClean14 McAfee QuickClean 3.0

Product Guide 153Getting Started With McAfee QuickCleanIntroductionThe McAfee QuickClean Home Page is your central entry point to all of McAfee QuickC

Getting Started With McAfee QuickClean16 McAfee QuickClean 3.0Drive informationThe Drive Info frame displays current volume statistics for all of your

Product Guide 17Getting Started With McAfee QuickCleanScreen layoutTitle barThe QuickClean interface displays most of your standard Windows elements.

Getting Started With McAfee QuickClean18 McAfee QuickClean 3.0The Task paneThe Task pane displays links that allow you to start McAfee QuickClean’s pr

Product Guide 19Getting Started With McAfee QuickCleann Clean my hard drive.This Advanced task takes you Clean my hard drive screen. Here you can perf

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Getting Started With McAfee QuickClean20 McAfee QuickClean 3.0M A Quick jump link to SpaceMaker to run a custom rule.If you are performing a task that

Product Guide 214Managing Programs To Free Disk SpaceIntroductionThe QuickClean wizards that manage applications are simple and extremely safe. They w

Managing Programs To Free Disk Space22 McAfee QuickClean 3.0Remove a program using RemoveThe Remove wizard gets rid of all traces of the application,

Product Guide 23Managing Programs To Free Disk SpaceBoth methods usually remove most program files associated with the application. However, documents

Managing Programs To Free Disk Space24 McAfee QuickClean 3.0Archiving a program using ArchiveUse the Archive wizard to create a compressed backup copy

Product Guide 25Managing Programs To Free Disk SpaceNOTEYou must be running Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE in order to use the QuickClean BackTrack featu

Managing Programs To Free Disk Space26 McAfee QuickClean 3.0To undo an application installation:1 From the Advanced task list on the Home Page, select

Product Guide 27Managing Programs To Free Disk SpaceM Never replace existing files.8 Click Restore to begin restoring the application. When the wizard

Managing Programs To Free Disk Space28 McAfee QuickClean 3.03 If you are sure that you no longer need the selected archive, click Delete. At such time

Product Guide 29Managing Programs To Free Disk SpaceQuickClean settingsAs you install QuickClean, you have the chance to change some basic defaults. A

Product Guide iiiContents1Welcome to McAfee QuickClean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Overview of McAfee QuickClean . . . .

Managing Programs To Free Disk Space30 McAfee QuickClean 3.0

Product Guide 315How to Free Disk SpaceAbout QuickClean LiteThe QuickClean Lite wizard enables you to clean your computer of unnecessary files and fre

How to Free Disk Space32 McAfee QuickClean 3.0QuickClean Lite cleaning optionsThe final removal process used by QuickClean Lite is to either use norma

Product Guide 33How to Free Disk SpaceAbout SpaceMakerFreeing specific amounts of disk space on a driveIf you need a specific amount of disk space on

How to Free Disk Space34 McAfee QuickClean 3.0Custom Rule CreatorOverviewThe Custom Rule Creator allows you customize your cleaning tasks. If there ar

Product Guide 35How to Free Disk SpaceBrowser Cookies CleanerCookies are small files that your Web browser stores on your computer at the request of a

How to Free Disk Space36 McAfee QuickClean 3.0Internet Buildup CleanerThe Internet Buildup Cleaner helps you keep your computer free of Internet clutt

Product Guide 37How to Free Disk SpaceDelete files securely: ShredderWhen you save a file in Windows, it is stored in multiple pieces (in clusters mad

How to Free Disk Space38 McAfee QuickClean 3.0McAfee Shredder allows you to shred files on your PC’s Recycle Bin, Temporary Internet, as well as Web s

Product Guide 396Advanced Cleaning TasksRegistry CleanerView and remove unconnected registry entriesUsing QuickClean’s Registry Cleaner makes maintena

Contentsiv McAfee QuickClean 3.05How to Free Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31About QuickClean Lite . .

Advanced Cleaning Tasks40 McAfee QuickClean 3.0Always be careful in deleting duplicate files. The Duplicate File Cleaner displays duplicate files on y

Product Guide 417Updating McAfee QuickCleanAbout Instant UpdaterAs technologies advance, we continually provide updates to McAfee software products. T

Updating McAfee QuickClean42 McAfee QuickClean 3.0n Auto Inquiry: If Auto Inquiry is enabled, it allows you to receive notification of product updates

Product Guide 43AProduct Support and Customer ServiceContacting Customer Service and Technical SupportFor Product Support and Customer Service, please

Product Support and Customer Service44 McAfee QuickClean 3.0n You would like to speak with a customer service agent to purchase a McAfee product, rath

Product Guide 45Product Support and Customer ServiceEmergency Telephone Numbers:Country: Telphone Number:Austria 017 908 75 810Belgium 02 27 50 703Den

Product Support and Customer Service46 McAfee QuickClean 3.0

Product Guide 47IndexAActiveX and Plug-in Cleaner, 7, 35Activity Logs, 28Advanced Settings, 29Advanced Tasks, 18Adware, 35Application Remnant Cleaner,

Index48 McAfee QuickClean 3.0QQuickClean Lite, 7, 31QuickClean settings, 29RReadme, 8Registry Cleaner, 39Related Tasks, 19Remove, 6, 22Reports, 28Rest

Product Guide 49Index

Product Guide 51Welcome to McAfee QuickCleanOverview of McAfee QuickCleanJunk accumulates quickly on your PC when you're surfing the Internet. Pr

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Welcome to McAfee QuickClean6 McAfee QuickClean 3.0n Spyware detectionSpyware is a program that secretly gathers data about your Internet surfing habi

Product Guide 7Welcome to McAfee QuickCleann Orphan Files Cleaner: Scans for and removes files without an offsetting association; i.e.: shortcuts, fav

Welcome to McAfee QuickClean8 McAfee QuickClean 3.0About this manualThis manual provides the basic information you need to install, set up and get sta

Product Guide 92Installing McAfee QuickCleanThe setup program on your McAfee QuickClean installation CD lets you install the program easily on your co