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Re: removing mcafee
It's a long time since I used it so my terminology may be wrong but I'm sure
you'll get my drift!
Right-click the icon in the system tray, which should open the security
center (or similar wording). Now stop/exit/disable any of the modules that
are running.
"technerd" wrote:
> How do I stop McAfee from running? By removing it with 'Remove Programs'? And
> how do I disable email integration?
>
> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
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> > Make sure MacAfee is not running and the email integration is disabled. Also try deleting in Safe mode using the tool they supplied
> >
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> > Peter
> >
> > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
> >
> > "technerd" <technerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0B04C412-EC91-4992-B62B-BCE4FF32B722@microsoft.com...
> > > McAfee security system, which came with my computer, is causing all kinds of
> > > problems with my email, so I am trying to uninstall it to replace it with
> > > something else, like Avast or AVG. However, after using computer's Add/remove
> > > program, followed by the removal tool from McAfee, I get an error message
> > > saying, 'Cleanup Failed. Cleanup is already running.'
> > > Initially, McAfee's helpline told me to uninstall and reinstall McAfee and
> > > that would solve my problems but it only made them worse. (This was after
> > > walking me thru a zillion other steps, wasting my entire morning and ruining
> > > my day!)
> > > McAfee told me I should just use their removal tool, not Add/Remove to
> > > uninstall and they also sent me a link to reinstall.
> > > So now I am trying to get rid of McAfee altogether and have not tried
> > > Add/Remove, only the removal tool they sent me, but I get that 'cleanup
> > > failed' error message. Help! What should I do now?
> >
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