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MacAfee Removal
Win XP Pro.
Tried to remove MacAfee and install a different vius scanner. The new virus scanner is reporting a conflict with MacAfee. I Googled and found all kinds of links for MacAfee removal I do not trust but I can't seem to find one from MacAfee. Can someone provide the MacAfee link for their virus scanner or other products removal/cleaner/uninstaller or whatever is best to remove all traces of MacAfee. BTW I used CCleaner and it did find reg entries and I did clean those but the conflict is still reported. Thank! |
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"BeeJ" wrote in message ... Win XP Pro. Tried to remove MacAfee and install a different vius scanner. The new virus scanner is reporting a conflict with MacAfee. I Googled and found all kinds of links for MacAfee removal I do not trust but I can't seem to find one from MacAfee. Can someone provide the MacAfee link for their virus scanner or other products removal/cleaner/uninstaller or whatever is best to remove all traces of MacAfee. BTW I used CCleaner and it did find reg entries and I did clean those but the conflict is still reported. Thank! How to uninstall or reinstall supported McAfee products using the McAfee Consumer Products Removal tool (MCPR.exe) http://service.mcafee.com/faqdocumen...locale%3Den_US P.S. I strongly recommend not using a registry cleaner. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Oct. 1, 2004 ~ Sept. 30, 2010 Imperial Beach, CA |
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On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:34:08 -0700, BeeJ wrote:
Win XP Pro. Tried to remove MacAfee and install a different vius scanner. Excellent! McAfee is one of the poorest choices available. What are you replacing it with? The new virus scanner is reporting a conflict with MacAfee. I Googled and found all kinds of links for MacAfee removal I do not trust but I can't seem to find one from MacAfee. Can someone provide the MacAfee link for their virus scanner or other products removal/cleaner/uninstaller or whatever is best to remove all traces of MacAfee. See Bruce Hagen's reply. BTW I used CCleaner and it did find reg entries and I did clean those but the conflict is still reported. I'll add the following to what Bruce said on this subject: CCleaner is an excellent program as long as you do *not* use its registry cleaning function. Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of, having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you. The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit it may have. Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html and http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 and also http://blogs.technet.com/markrussino...t-of-life.aspx Let me point out that neither I nor anyone else who warns against the use of registry cleaners has ever said that they always cause problems. If they always caused problems, they would disappear from the market almost immediately. Many people have used a registry cleaner and never had a problem with it. Rather, the problem with a registry cleaner is that it carries with it the substantial *risk* of having a problem. And since there is no benefit to using a registry cleaner, running that risk is a very bad bargain. Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP |
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MacAfee Removal
"BeeJ" wrote in message
... Win XP Pro. Tried to remove MacAfee and install a different vius scanner. The new virus scanner is reporting a conflict with MacAfee. I Googled and found all kinds of links for MacAfee removal I do not trust but I can't seem to find one from MacAfee. Can someone provide the MacAfee link for their virus scanner or other products removal/cleaner/uninstaller or whatever is best to remove all traces of MacAfee. BTW I used CCleaner and it did find reg entries and I did clean those but the conflict is still reported. Registry cleaner.... bad idea! Remove McAfee via Control Panel Add or Remove Programs, then download the removal tool from he http://download.mcafee.com/products/...tches/MCPR.exe Save it to your hard drive, close all open programs, and then run the removal tool. -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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Thanks all.
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