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January 18th, 2008 15:00

McAfee security popups

How do I stop the McAfee Spamkiller and Security Center renewal windows from popping up? I have chosen to use other security software and am not interested in renewing the McAfee software that comes with the Dell laptops. Thanks. Mike
  • helmecj01

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    Posted January 18th, 2008 15:00

    Hi tenplay

     
    You need to remove Mcafee from your computer
     
     
    Step 1 - Uninstall your McAfee consumer products using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel Windows 2000/XP
    1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
    2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
    3. Select the McAfee SecurityCenter product.
    4. Click Remove and follow the steps provided.
    Windows Vista
    1. Click Start, Search, type Programs and Features, and click Go.
    2. Double-click Programs and Features.
    3. Select the McAfee SecurityCenter product.
    4. Click Uninstall and follow the steps provided.
    Step 2 - Download and run MCPR.exe
    1. Download the removal tool from:

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

       
    2. Click Save and save the file to a folder on your computer.
    3. Navigate to the folder where the file was saved.
    4. Make sure all McAfee windows are closed.
    5. Double-click MCPR.exe to run the removal tool.

      Note: Windows Vista users must right-click MCPR.exe and select Run as Administrator.


    6. Restart your computer after receiving the message CleanUp Successful.

      Your McAfee product will not be fully removed until the system is restarted.

    If the message Cleanup Unsuccessful is displayed, follow the steps below to view and save your MCPR log files for analysis by Technical Support.

    Saving troubleshooting logs
    1. On the Cleanup Unsuccessful notification dialog, click View Logs.
    2. Your troubleshooting logs will open in a Notepad window. Click File, Save As, and save the file to your Desktop. Name the file MCPR_date.txt (for example: MCPR_Jan10_08.txt).
    3. Contact McAfee Technical Support and provide the log file to your technician for troubleshooting.


    From Chris

    My computer
    Dell Dimension 1100
    Microsoft Windows XP Home SP 2
    512 MB of Ram
    Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 256MB
    Intel Celeron CPU 2.53GHz
    HDD WDC WD800BB-75JCO 80GB C:
    HDD Samsung SV2042H 20GB F:
    TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C D:
    LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S E:
    Linksys Wireless-G WUSB54GS With SpeedBooster
    Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 90
    Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11

    My Security Software
    Avanquest SystemSuite 8 Professional
    Windows Defender


    Message Edited by helmecj01 on 01-18-2008 11:58 AM

    Message Edited by helmecj01 on 01-18-2008 11:58 AM

    Message Edited by helmecj01 on 01-18-2008 03:15 PM