McAfee problem? - The Punters Lounge

BillyHills · 08-04-2008, 02:11

Guys, my brother brought his laptop round for me to sort something out for him at the weekend which was no problem but i noticed when i started his machine McAfee pop ups appeared on the desktop, basically saying files couldnt be found.
It seems he deleted some files when it expired as he doesnt want it.

Tried to go in and uninstall it properly but it says i cant, maybe need to reinstall it again to get rid of it properly but it was preloaded so can do that, is there a way of deleting this manually without having to reinstall, tried the msconfig to stop it starting without success.

Any help appreciated

its a nigtmare waiting for everything to stabalise so you can actually use the thing!

AJ · 08-04-2008, 02:14

Look in the registry

hklm/software/microsoft/current version/run

Trilobite · 08-04-2008, 09:02

A lot of the virus software now make it deliberately hard to un install or delete parts of the setup in order to prevent Virus doing it.

Some have had to release special un-installers that you have to download from their website.

Maybe Mcafee have one ?

As for the Run key in the registry, if you don't like rummaging around in the registry you can get a free program that makes it easy to delete or dis-able a registry entry, called Codestuff Starter

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/starter.html

BillyHills · 09-04-2008, 16:00

Thanks guys, i'll have a go at the weekend.

08-04-2008, 02:11	#1 (permalink)
BillyHills : T.C. Moderator : Join Date: 07 Nov 2001 Location: Leicester Age: 47 Posts: 10,930 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	McAfee problem? Guys, my brother brought his laptop round for me to sort something out for him at the weekend which was no problem but i noticed when i started his machine McAfee pop ups appeared on the desktop, basically saying files couldnt be found. It seems he deleted some files when it expired as he doesnt want it. Tried to go in and uninstall it properly but it says i cant, maybe need to reinstall it again to get rid of it properly but it was preloaded so can do that, is there a way of deleting this manually without having to reinstall, tried the msconfig to stop it starting without success. Any help appreciated its a nigtmare waiting for everything to stabalise so you can actually use the thing! __________________ ~Professional Photographer ~ My Images updated

08-04-2008, 02:14	#2 (permalink)
AJ Punter Punter Join Date: 06 Jan 2002 Location: Aotearoa Age: 37 Posts: 9,743 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: McAfee problem? Look in the registry hklm/software/microsoft/current version/run

08-04-2008, 09:02	#3 (permalink)
Trilobite Legendary Punter Join Date: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,490 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: McAfee problem? A lot of the virus software now make it deliberately hard to un install or delete parts of the setup in order to prevent Virus doing it. Some have had to release special un-installers that you have to download from their website. Maybe Mcafee have one ? As for the Run key in the registry, if you don't like rummaging around in the registry you can get a free program that makes it easy to delete or dis-able a registry entry, called Codestuff Starter http://www.snapfiles.com/get/starter.html

09-04-2008, 16:00	#4 (permalink)
BillyHills : T.C. Moderator : Join Date: 07 Nov 2001 Location: Leicester Age: 47 Posts: 10,930 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Re: McAfee problem? Thanks guys, i'll have a go at the weekend. __________________ ~Professional Photographer ~ My Images updated

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