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Uninstalling McAfee under Vista

3rd May 2008 at 23:38

My Dell arrived with McAfee, but it turns out it's a bit of a pain to uninstall. The standard steps leave it listed under Windows Security Center, saying something along the lines of "McAfee VirusScan reports that it is running". This then causes problems when trying to install other anti-virus software.

So, this is a quick and boring entry for the benefit of Google. Here's how to get rid of McAfee:

  1. Uninstall McAfee under Control Panel -> Uninstall a program and reboot
  2. Go to service.mcafee.com and follow the instructions for MCRE - download, run and reboot when prompted
  3. Run C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe as administrator
  4. Run the following commands:
    1. net stop winmgmt
    2. cd %windir%\system32\wbem
    3. ren repository repository.old
    4. net start winmgmt
  5. Reboot

Comments

  1. I love your website, it's awesome

    Eye eye
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    The eye fiend5th May 2008 at 21:26
  2. I want to compulate immediately, but not with you.
    The Official Colour Pink7th May 2008 at 14:33
  3. Is it me, or is it getting creepy in here?
    Dob7th May 2008 at 16:07
  4. Yeah, he's starting to freak me out a bit now.
    radiac7th May 2008 at 19:54
  5. He?!
    The Official Colour Pink8th May 2008 at 20:46
  6. I assumed from the IP that you were someone who has posted here before.
    radiac9th May 2008 at 09:40
  7. That's kinda sad, tracking IPs. Well it's clearly not fool-proof. Many people can use Internet cafes for example.
    The Official Colour Pink9th May 2008 at 11:08
  8. I just log the IP along with the post - has been useful in the past when I've wanted to ban certain fixed-ip sites (ie schools) to prevent casual abuse. Of course it's not foolproof, but if someone can be bothered to source a different IP in order to post abuse to my journal, good luck to them.

    When I saw your weird anonymous post on the 7th, it freaked me out a bit so I checked the IP to see if it was someone I knew, or from one of the IPs I've had trouble with in the past. But it wasn't. So... yes. Who are you? And how do you know me? Argh!
    radiac9th May 2008 at 11:55
  9. Ooo, I like a good story :)
    Yob9th May 2008 at 14:20
  10. I like pies
    The eye fiend9th May 2008 at 19:37
  11. Well generally speaking, I'm just a weirdo, and don't worry, we've never met. I found your site years ago via the RISC OS site you put up at one point but never bothered finishing.
    The Official Colour Pink9th May 2008 at 22:12
  12. Oh, ok - that's awesome! Welcome :)

    Yes, I sadly never found time to finish that site, and haven't even started on any of my RISC OS projects. Just too many work-related priorities getting in the way :/

    Ever the optimist, I've got my RISC PC here, am still hanging on to the domain, hopeful I'll be able to do something with it one day. Lots of ideas, just no time.
    radiac10th May 2008 at 09:44
  13. How can I leave dodgy and disturbing comments if you're only going to add new diary entries only when there's a full eclipse of the sun...
    The Marshmallow Man17th May 2008 at 10:35
  14. I done been busy! Was working last week, and then away on holiday this week.
    radiac18th May 2008 at 10:29
  15. "I done been busy?" Don't you mean, "I have been busy?"
    The Marshmallow Man20th May 2008 at 14:28

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