Helpful Links For CHI Staff

Children's Hope International Sharepoint Site - Access CHI documents and images

Children's Hope International Outlook Web Access - Access e-mail from the internet (St. Louis employees)

Children's Hope International WebMail - Access e-mail from the internet (Branch employees)

Trend Micro On-Line Virus Scanner - Free on-line virus scanner (Must be connected to internet to function).

CutePDF - Create PDFs from other document sources (Requires two different programs to be installed).

Spybot & Ad-Aware - Spyware removal utilities (Use combination of both for best results).

To use CutePDF:

1. Download the “Free Download” and “Free Converter” files that are located on the left hand side of the
   web page.

2. Double-click on the "converter.exe" file.

3. If your computer asks if you want to run the file, press ‘Run’.  After that, click on the ‘Setup’ button.  After that, a black screen will appear and disappear.

4. Double-click on the "CuteWriter.exe" file.

5. If your computer asks if you want to run the file, press ‘Run’.  After that, click ‘Ok’.  Click ‘Ok’ once again.  Once you get to the Software License Agreement screen, click ‘Yes’.  It will install and tell you that you need to restart your system, but this is not necessary.

After you have installed CuterWriter, you are able to take text documents (such as Word .doc files, etc.) and convert them into PDF files.  To do this, please complete the following steps: 

1. While using the file that you wish to convert, go to ‘File’ on the task bar and select “Print…”

2. Click on the drop-down menu that allows you to change your printer and select ‘CutePDF Writer’ and click ‘Ok’

3. Select where you want to save your file, name the file what you wish, and click ‘Save’

 To use Spybot:

1. Click the "Download Now" link in the middle of the page.

2. When the popup window appears, click "Save".

3. Select where you want to download the file to, and click "Save".

4. Find the "spybotsd14.exe" icon on your computer and double-click it.

5. When a window appears, click "Run".

6. Select your language and click "Ok".

7. Click "Next", click the "I accept the agreement" radio button and click "Next", click "Next" three more times.

8. Select what icons or protections you would like, and click "Next" again.

9. Click "Install". Files should then download. Then, click through and install the definitions.

10. Click "Finish" and make sure that the checkbox is selected.

11. You can create a registry backup by selecting the "Create Registry backup" button, or you can skip it by pressing the "Next" arrow.

12. Click the "Search for updates" button. After updates have been found, click the "Download all available updates" button.

13. Once updates are installed, click "Next" and then click "Immunize this system".

14. To check for problems, click on the "Search & Destroy" icon on the upper left side of the program. Then, click on the "Check for Problems" button on the top of the screen. As it searches for spyware, various programs will appear in red.

15. After the scan is complete, click on the "Fix selected problems" button at the top of the screen. A pop-up window will appear. Click "Yes".

16. After it fixes the problems, click "Ok".

 To use Ad-Aware:

1. Click the "Download Now" link in the middle of the page.

2. When the popup window appears, click "Save".

3. Select where you want to download the file to, and click "Save".

4. Find the "aawsepersonal.exe" icon on your computer and double-click it.

5. When a window appears, click "Run".

6. Click "Next", click the "I accept the license agreement" check box, and click "Next".

7. Click "Next" three more times. After this happens, Ad-Aware should automatically update and begin
   to scan.

8. If this does not happen, double click the "Ad-Aware SE Personal" icon that should appear on your desktop or find the program via your Start Menu.

9. To scan for spyware, click the "Start" button on the bottom left of the program. Select what type of scan you want and press "Next". It will then scan for spyware.

10. After it is completed, click "Next". If there are any objects to be removed, they will be selected. After this, click "Next" and then "Next" again.

   If you have questions, please contact Peter or Vincent at the St. Louis office.