O.T. - Removing McAfee

[magineer02]

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP, SP3 , Windows Firewall, Avast antivirus, Spywareblaster, and run Firefox for the Internet.I’ve upgraded the HDand the RAM and swapped a DVD player for the old 3 ½ inch disc player. All the programs work well together and are up to date.

I’ve recently upgraded to a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7, which also hasMcAfee installed and I would like to remove it and install Avast instead. I know removing some programs is more than just removing them from the Add/Remove list. So can anyone please give me instructions or tips as to how togo about removing McAfee?

Thank you,
Robert

 

[Paul]

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP, SP3 , Windows Firewall, Avast antivirus, Spywareblaster, and run Firefox for the Internet.I’ve upgraded the HD and the RAM and swapped a DVD player for the old 3 ½ inch disc player. All the programs work well together and are up to date.

I’ve recently upgraded to a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7, which also has McAfee installed and I would like to remove it and install Avast instead. I know removing some programs is more than just removing them from the Add/Remove list. So can anyone please give me instructions or tips as to how to go about removing McAfee?

Thank you,
Robert

The information is available, in a search engine.

As soon as I start typing "Mcafee", suggested search results include
"Mcafee removal tool". And a link like this shows up. The formatting
of the article, is delightfully confusing. You'll have to carefully
pick your way through the text.

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS101331

Basically, it includes steps involving Control Panels : Programs and features
(which is like Add/Remove for WinXP). After you've removed the program
the regular way, they have a separate tool. You right click this
download, and select "Run as Administrator" from the right-click
context menu.

"McAfee Consumer Product Removal"

http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe

The tool includes a captcha step, where you're presented a diagram,
and you type in the text you see. This is to authorize the removal
(so a bot couldn't do it, say).

Part of the instructions, are there so you won't lose your McAfee
subscription, such as it is. For a user such as yourself,
that includes "activate your McAfee subscription before
you uninstall them".

*******

As a Windows 7 user, you can also post in alt.windows7.general , which
is one of the groups for Windows 7. Since Google groups does not
host alt.windows7.general, you will have to avail yourself of a
real news server, such as eternal-september or AIOE.

Have fun,
Paul

 

[Buffalo]

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I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP, SP3 , Windows Firewall, Avast
antivirus, Spywareblaster, and run Firefox for the Internet.I’ve upgraded
the HD and the RAM and swapped a DVD player for the old 3 ½ inch disc
player. All the programs work well together and are up to date.

I’ve recently upgraded to a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7, which also has
McAfee installed and I would like to remove it and install Avast instead. I
know removing some programs is more than just removing them from the
Add/Remove list. So can anyone please give me instructions or tips as to
how to go about removing McAfee?

Thank you,
Robert

Try the McAfee web site. I believe they provide complete instructions and
also a removal tool.

 

[Buffalo]

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Try the McAfee web site. I believe they provide complete instructions and
also a removal tool.

Whoops, I missed Paul's excellent post. Sorry

 

[magineer02]

Thanks Paul for the excellent instructions, I appreciate it.

Thanks,
Robert

 

[Tecknomage]

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP, SP3 , Windows Firewall, Avast antivirus, Spywareblaster, and run Firefox for the Internet.I’ve upgraded the HD and the RAM and swapped a DVD player for the old 3 ½ inch disc player. All the programs work well together and are up to date.

I’ve recently upgraded to a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7, which also has McAfee installed and I would like to remove it and install Avast instead. I know removing some programs is more than just removing them from the Add/Remove list. So can anyone please give me instructions or tips as to how to go about removing McAfee?

Thank you,
Robert

Just a suggestion.

I highly recommend "ESET NOD32 Antivirus" which I've used for years.
http://www.eset.com/us/home/products/antivirus/

Has small footprint (low resource usage), fast, and
upgrades/uninstalls work *without* using a removal utility.

Well worth the cost.



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