Ad-Aware Installation Instructions

1. Open your web browser any type www.missvalley.com into the address bar.

2. When the page has finished loading, click on the blue Customer Tools button, located near the top of the page.

3. Once the page has finished loading, click on the red ad-adaware link on the top of the page.

4. Internet Explorer will warn you about harmful files. We have tested this file and it is ok to use, so click on the save button to begin the download.

5. Internet Explorer will ask you where you want to save this file. At the top of the window you will see the words "Save In..." with a drop-down bar next to it. If this bar says "desktop" then click on save. Note: If it does not say desktop, then click on the down arrow to the right of the bar and then click desktop, now click on save.

6. Internet Explorer downloads Ad-Aware. This process can take up to 10 minutes or so. When the window says "Download Complete", it is safe to close.

7. Close all open windows so that the desktop shows (this is the area with the icons that shows when you start your computer).

You should see a new icon called "aaw6181" Usually, this icon looks like a computer with a box of floppy disks.

8. Double-Click the aaw6181 icon. This starts the installation program for Ad-Aware. The program is completely automated and all that you have to do is Click next 5 times. And then click Finish.

9. Ad-Aware is now installed on your computer. To start it, click on the new icon on your desktop called "Ad-Aware 6.0" this icon looks like a hand, in a red circle, holding up the number 6.

The main screen for Ad-Aware looks like this.

The important buttons are circled with descriptions.

On the main screen, click the "Start" button, on the bottom-right. A new screen will appear with scanning options. Leave these as thery are, and click the "Next" button, also on the bottom-right.

Now Ad-Aware will start scanning your computer. This can take some time, so please be patient. When it is done, and alarm will sound (if your comptuer's sound is turned on), and another "Next" button will appear in the bottom-right corner. Click on it to continue.

The last screen of Ad-Aware shows a summary of bad files found on your computer. You need to check every file in the list to remove them. There is an easier way to do this! Place your cursor over the top check box and right-click your mouse (click the other mouse button). A list will drop down with options. Left-click the option "Select All Objects", this will put a check in every box automatically.

When all the boxes are checked, click the next button, located yet again, in the bottom-right corner! Ad-Aware now quarantines and deletes bad files from your computer.

*If your computer had any particularly bad files on it, Ad-Aware may ask you to allow it to run on startup. If this happens, click "Yes" and then close Ad-Aware, then restart your computer. Ad-Aware will run at startup and will remove the remaining items.

If Ad-Aware finishes removing all items without asking you to run on startup, your done! Click the "Finish" button located in the bottom-right and then close Ad-Aware.

*A note on updating Ad-Aware:

Ad-Aware runs very much like your virus scanner does. Because of which, it too needs to be updated on a regular basis. In fact, updates for Ad-Aware come out almost every day!

To update Ad-Aware, start the program and click on the area that says "Check for updates now", twoards the bottom-right side of the window (but above the "Start" button).

A smaller window will appear that lists version information about your copy of Ad-Aware. To update, you must be connected to Missvalley! Click the "Start" button at the bottom-right of this window to begin updating. A progress bar will show how much of the update you have downloaded. If you are on dial-up, expect the update to take about 5 minutes. When the update is done, the "Finish" button will appear in the bottom-right of the window, click it to finish updating.

We suggest updating and running Ad-Aware at least once every week, to keep your computer running the best it can!