See also

• http://www.identityfinder.com/help/client_win/index.htm#Identity_Finder_for_Windows_Help_Overview.htm

Launch Identity Finder software and ensure correct version installed

Expect version "9.1.4" or "9.1.4.0", depending on how checked.

• Open program by clicking on Windows Start Menu and typing Identity Finder.
• Once program is open, click on File, then About.
• OR: View "Add or remove programs" to see the version without having to launch it first.

Enter shared security code (don't store results)

• scan22
• Note: It's all lower-case, one-word.

On first splash screen, view Advanced configuration screen

(screen shot?)

Change what gets scanned, and where it scans

In Advanced configuration screen, click on the Data Types tab and click icons to De-select and Select from defaults such that you only have the following selected:

• Social Security
• Credit Card
• Bank Account
• Driver License

Click on the Locations tab and click icons to De-select and Select from defaults such that you only have the following selected/ enabled:

• Files
• My Computer
• Compressed Files
• ("E-Mail Attachments" may show as enabled as selected but not applicable since email not selected)

Click on the Configuration tab and click icons to De-select and Select from defaults such that you only have the following selected:

• Preview Pane
• Properties Pane
• (Yes, please turn off Logging)

Open Settings. Do so by clicking on the File tab, and then the Settings button. On the left side of Settings, click on Popular. Under the section Integration with Windows Explorer, disable the "Enable" options. Specifically, click off the check-boxes so that you:

• De-enable "Search with Identity Finder" Explorer shell extension
• De-enable "Shred with Identity Finder" Explorer shell extension

Insert USB thumb drive and change setting to "don't scan"

• Or, can this be done via a setting?