Deleting Mcafee
<div class="IPBDescription">how? O_o</div> Ok, i went to the mcafee folder and didnt find a uninstaller, so i went to control panel to delete it from there and so i did. Ive tried to delete ever mcafee file on my comp but it says the file is in use and i cant exit out.
I get these error messages when my comp boots up...
I get these error messages when my comp boots up...
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olo i found it
Quiet sad.
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Oh cmon people, have a sens of humor!
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You'd expect someone that spa-..err..posts a lot on a forum to at least be able to spell "quite".
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Summary: This article provides steps to remove VirusScan from your computer.
Automatic Uninstall of VirusScan
Click on the Start button.
Click on Control Panel. The Control Panel will then appear.
Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box will then appear.
Locate McAfee VirusScan on the list of installed programs and single click on it so it is highlighted.
Click the Add/Remove button.
NOTE: If at any time you are prompted to remove shared files, answer Yes To All.
Windows will then attempt to remove McAfee VirusScan from your computer. If McAfee VirusScan is successfully uninstalled you do not need to complete the remaining steps in this document. If you receive error messages or find that McAfee VirusScan was not completely removed then follow the steps below to manually remove the program.
If VirusScan is the only McAfee service installed on your computer, uninstall SecurityCenter. If an automatic uninstall of VirusScan was unsuccessful, please follow the instructions below to completely uninstall VirusScan.
Manual Uninstall of VirusScan
Edit the registry
Backup the registry. (Click here for instructions)
Click (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Click (+) next to Software.
Click (+) next to Microsoft.
Click (+) next to Windows.
Click (+) next to CurrentVersion.
Select the Run folder.
Right-click and delete each of the following (if present):
VirusScan
MCUpdateExe
MCAgentExe
VirusScan Online
VSOChecktTask
Select the Uninstall folder.
Right-click and delete VirusScan Online.
Close the Registry Editor.
Restart your computer.
Remove Temporary Internet Files (Cache) (Click here for instructions)
Delete all McAfee files/folders
From the taskbar, click Start.
Click Run.
Type Explorer and click OK.
Double-click My Computer.
Double-click C: drive.
Delete the MC?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->?.tmp folder(s), if present.
Note: ? = these could be numbers or letters.
From the C: drive, double-click Program Files.
Double-click McAfee.
Delete the VSO and Shared folders, if present.
Close the Windows Explorer window.
Click the Start button.
Click Run.
Type %windir% and click OK.
Find and delete the MCBIN folder (if exists).
Remove ActiveX components
Double Click My Computer
Double Click the C drive icon
Double Click the Windows folder (Note: This folder name may be WINNT for users with Windows 2000 or XP upgraded from 2000)
Double Click the Downloaded Program Files folder
Delete any McAfee ActiveX components (examples: McAfee.com Operating system class, McAfee Installer Class, McAfee TYP class, McAfee Tree class.)
Note: Browse the folder and if you see a component that you are unsure of what program it belongs to like long random names with numbers and letters, double click on it and look under the code base. If its from Download.McAfee.com, then delete it.
If VirusScan is the only McAfee service installed on your computer, uninstall SecurityCenter.
How do I Uninstall SecurityCenter?
Summary: This article provides the steps to remove SecurityCenter from your computer. Before uninstalling SecurityCenter, you must uninstall VirusScan Online, Personal Firewall, Privacy Service, and SpamKiller.
From the taskbar, click Start.
Click Programs.
Click McAfee.
Click McAfee SecurityCenter.
Click Uninstall McAfee SecurityCenter.
Follow the prompts to remove SecurityCenter.
Restart your computer.
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Just be glad it isn't loud sad. I hate people who get all loud sad, especially when I'm trying to enjoy a nice cup of coffee and a croissant.
Jesus Christ that is long.
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I don't think that was wise... I know it's a joke but as you can see a lot of people didn't look at both pictures carefully enough to know that you have added that folder in PS or whatever imaging program...
i tried that and it says it cannot find any of those files needed to uninstall, cause when i wanted to uninstall mcafee i just deleted everything that it allowed me to and i guess i cant uninstall it without the files? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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Haha, the croissant part of that just made me laugh a bunch.
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i tried that and it says it cannot find any of those files needed to uninstall, cause when i wanted to uninstall mcafee i just deleted everything that it allowed me to and i guess i cant uninstall it without the files? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You got the file in use errors because you still had McAfee running. You hosed yourself on the uninstaller because you deleted the folders. Go into msconfig and disable the processes from starting upon reboot. Also, find yourself a copy of RegCleaner. It will search your computer for all instances of a program. It will find programs that you thought you uninstalled years ago, but are still lingering around, wasting valuable kilobytes of hard drive space.