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Belarc Installation, Saving, and Uploading Instructions

1. Navigate to the Belarc website using the link below.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

2. Select Download (Figure 1) to install the “Belarc Advisor” free personal use license.

Figure 1

3. Click Save File. Note the location where the file is being saved (Figure 2)

Figure 2

4. Launch the file and Run the installation process (Figure 3).

Figure 3

5. Click “Continue Installing Belarc Advisor” (Figure 4).

Figure 4

6. Click “I Agree” and “Install” (Figures 5 and 6).

Figure 5

Figure 6

7. When the application prompts to check for new Advisor security definitions, simply click “No” and leave the check box cleared (Figure 7).

Figure 7

9. Allow the installation to move through several screen prompts.

a. Creating a profile of the computer (Figure 8).

b. Checking for missing security updates (Figure 9).

c. Checking the local network of this computer (Figure 10).

Figure 8

Figure 9

Figure 10

10. A browser will open, displaying your local system scan results. Use this output for your Topic 2 assignment (Figure 11).

$C:\Users\romeo.farinacci\OneDrive\Documents\Education\GCU\ProgramDirector\CDD\MIS-657Capture.PNG$

Figure 11

Instructions to Save and Upload Files to LoudCloud

The Topic 2 assignment requires students to convert the file to either .xps or .pdf format and upload it to LoudCloud.

The following instructions have been tested using the browsers below.

· Internet Explorer 11

· Firefox 51.0 (32-bit)

Internet Explorer 11

1. Select the upper left-hand menu… File > Print.

2. Select either ‘Microsoft XPS Document Writer or PDFCreator” (or similar PDF software option) and click “Print” (Figure 12).

Figure 12

3. Save the file to an appropriate location using the following syntax lastnamefirstinitial_belarc (Figure 13).

Figure 13

4. In LoudCloud, submit both MS Word .docx file and Belarc results (.xps or .pdf) for grading.

Firefox 51.0 (32-bit)

1. In the upper right-hand, select the open-menu option, then “Print” (Figure 14).

Figure 14

2. From the print preview screen (Figure 15), click “Print” in the upper right-hand corner.

Figure 15

3. Choose the appropriate print option: Select either “Microsoft XPS Document Writer” or “PDFCreator” (or similar PDF software option) and click “Print” (Figure 16).

Figure 16

4. Save the file to an appropriate location using the following syntax lastnamefirstinitial_belarc (Figure 13 above).

5. In LoudCloud, submit both MS Word .docx file and Belarc results (.xps or .pdf) for grading.