Installing BitDefender Internet Security 2008

Locate the setup file and double-click it. This will launch a wizard, which will guide you through the setup process.

 

2. Click Next.
NOTE: BitDefender Internet Security 2008 alerts you if you have other antivirus products installed on your computer. Click Remove to uninstall the corresponding product. If you want to continue without removing the detected products, click Next.

It is highly recommended that you uninstall any other antivirus products detected before installing BitDefender. Running two or more antivirus products at the same time on a computer usually renders the system unusable.

3. Please read the License Agreement, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next. If you do not agree with these terms click Cancel. The installation process will be abandoned and you will exit setup.
4. By default, BitDefender Internet Security 2008 will be installed in C:\Program Files\BitDefender\BitDefender 2008. If you want to change the installation path, click Browse and select the folder in which you would like BitDefender Internet Security 2008 to be installed.

Click Next.

5. Select options regarding the installation process. Some of them will be selected by default:

Open readme file - to open the readme file at the end of the installation.

Place a shortcut on the desktop - to place a shortcut to BitDefender Internet Security 2008 on your desktop at the end of the installation.
Eject CD when installation is complete - to have the CD ejected at the end of the installation; this option appears when you install the product from the CD.
Turn off Windows Firewall - to turn off Windows Firewall.
Turn off Windows Defender - to turn off Windows Defender; this option appears only on Windows Vista.
Click Install in order to begin the installation of the product.

During the installation process a wizard will appear. The wizard helps you register your BitDefender Internet Security 2008, create a BitDefender account and set BitDefender to perform important security tasks.

Complete the wizard-guided process in order to go to the next step.

6. Click Finish to complete the product installation. If you have accepted the default settings for the installation path, a new folder named BitDefender is created in Program Files and it contains the subfolder BitDefender 2008.

NOTE: You may be asked to restart your system so that the setup wizard can complete the installation process.