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  • You should install McGruff SafeGuard on your child's PC.   
  • McGruff SafeGuard works with Microsoft Windows 7, Windows XP and Vista.  It does not work with Mac or Windows ME.
  • It does not need to be installed on your PC.  
  • You need to be logged in as ADMINISTRATOR
  • If you share a PC with your child, just install it on the PC.
  • You do not need to install it for each person who uses the PC.  Once its installed it will record your child's activity.

DOWNLOADING

After you downloaded McGruff SafeGuard, you need to install it.  If you have not installed it yet, click here:  Download McGruff SafeGuard
If you cannot access that page, ensure that your anti-spyware/anti-virus does not block the following websites: www.a0b1c2d3e4f5.com, www.a0b1c2d3e4f5.net


If you already started installing it, click here: INSTALLATION.

The first step in installing McGruff SafeGuard is to run the downloaded program usually called popHome.exe.  When you start the installation, you will see a screen like:

Click RUN, and after the download has completed, you will see a screen like:

Click RUN, and you will see a screen like:

Click RUN to start installing McGruff SafeGuard.

INSTALLING

Installation: After started the installation, two windows popup.  The first one may have brought you here.  It looked like:

The other window may be hidden by this window.  It is the program that actually does the installation.  It is similar  to:

After McGruff SafeGuard have been installed, McGruff SafeGuard will configure itself.  This can take up to 5 minutes.

You will first be asked for your McGruff SafeGuard account name:

 

McGruff SafeGuard configures itself, and it may cause your anti-virus or anti-spyware software to pop-up a message requesting permission for McGruff SafeGuard programs to be allowed to run.  Always answer ALLOW or PERMIT.

Once McGruff SafeGuard has finished configuring itself, it pops up a window similar to:

 

McGruff SafeGuard is now installed and operational on your child's PC.  It will start monitoring each of your children on the PC as each child starts using the PC.

To view your child's activity on your PC (or your work PC, or your child's PC), visit the website:

www.GoMcGruff.com

and click on PARENTS LOGIN. 

Sign-in with your account name and password.