Installing Online Armor
If you have ever installed computer software before, then this process will be familiar. If not, then there is no need to worry – the process is easy and should only take a couple of minutes.
After installation, Online Armor will start the Safety Check Wizard to help you complete the initial configuration. Once the Safety Check Wizard is completed the system will be restarted and Online Armor will take some additional time to auto-configure protection.
Pre-Installation
Online Armor is light and fast enough to accommodate any computer running Windows 2000 or above. However, to ensure optimal performance we recommend a computer with a Pentium 4 processor or newer, 512 MB of RAM or more, and Windows XP or Vista (32-bit only).
Important!
Before installing Online Armor, it is important to uninstall any existing firewall software that you may have installed on your computer. Software firewalls are not compatible, and having more than one firewall installed on your computer can, and will, cause unpredictable networking and/or system stability issues. (The Windows Firewall cannot be uninstalled, but should be disabled to avoid potential conflicts. Online Armor will automatically disable the Windows Firewall.)
To help ensure that Online Armor is installed correctly and that the installation proceeds smoothly, you may also wish to temporarily disable any other security software that is running on your computer. Please be sure to configure the software to disable protection, as simply closing or exiting the program may leave protection continuing to function in the background silently.
Installing Online Armor
Note: Your computer will need internet access to check for updates and activate registration information during installation.
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- First download Online Armor from the Online Armor website. When you click to
download, your web browser will display a dialog asking if you want to
Save or Open OnlineArmor_Setup_Trial.exe. Click the button to Save it,
select your Desktop when asked, and then click Save
.
- Look on your desktop for OnlineArmor_Setup_Trial.exe and double click it to
start the installation process.
- Upon double clicking the setup file you will be presented with a dialog with
the heading “Welcome to the Online Armor Setup Wizard.” This dialog will
recommend that you close all other applications before continuing – go
ahead and do so. If you have any antivirus or anti-malware programs
running then you may wish to temporarily disable them until Online Armor
is completely installed to avoid any potential complications. Please be
sure to actually disable protection, as simply closing or exiting the
program may leave it functioning in the background. After you have done this,
click Next to continue.
- You will then be presented with the License Agreement. Please read through
this screen and make sure that you understand the terms of use. This is
important information that should never be skipped. Once you have read and
understood the License Agreement, click “I accept the agreement” so that the
round dot appears next to this option and then click Next.
- Select where you want Online Armor to be installed on your hard drive. If you are
not sure then simply leave it as it is. Once you have the desired location
selected click Next.
- This dialog allows you to change how and where Online Armor appears in the
Start menu. If you are not sure then simply leave it as it is. If you do
not want Online Armor to appear in the Start menu then place a check in
the box labeled “Don’t create a Start Menu folder.” Once you have this set
the way you want it, click Next.
- Now you will need to enter your registration information. Under “Computer
name” you should already see your computer name. This is not your personal
name, but the name assigned to your computer when Windows was first
installed and configured. If you do not see anything in this field then
enter the computer name. Click in the “License key” field and enter your
license key. If you want to use the free trial of Online Armor then you
can find the license key on the Download page of the Online Armor website.
If you have already purchased Online Armor then this will have been
emailed to you upon completion of purchase. Once both fields are filled
out correctly, click Next.
- You will see a brief dialog that says “Finishing installation” with a progress
bar showing you how much of the final stage of installation has completed.
After a few seconds it will automatically change to another dialog with
the heading “Completing the Online Armor Setup Wizard” to indicate that installation
has been completed and ask if you wish to start Online Armor now. At this
point Online Armor will be fully installed, and will proceed with the
Safety Check Wizard to complete the initial configuration when Online
Armor first starts.
