how can i remove mcafee from my computer,tried removing but it wont,help please?

Answer 1

no you just can not go to control panel and remove it i know i tried i have to go to the web site and download a uninstall tool bar and it got rid of it once you get on the web site it is very easy just follow instructions good luck

Answer 2

You should be able to remove it by going to the Control Panel in the Start menu. When the control panel comes up, click on Add or remove programs. When this list comes up, find McAfee on the list, high lite it, then click where it says change/remove, but on the end that says remove. Follow the instructions, and don't let it talk you out of removing it. That system is very aggressive, so just plow ahead. I use AVG Free Edition 7.5, and Spybot Search and Destroy for anti spyware. They are both free, and work very well.

Answer 3

Hi the first thing you should have done was to stop the antivirus down beside the clock right click the icon and disable then go into add and remove programs and remove it from there if this fails go to McAfee web site and look for an uninstall program best of luck

Answer 4

Yes like any proper security application they can be hard to uninstall
I assume that you have tried to remove it from : Control Panel / Add/Remove programs - any removal should be done in Safe Mode as this stops the security drivers loading.

If this failed to remove it you could try the program link below - this has a free trial period and it will remove any program you may have.

Happy McAfee ditching

Answer 5

You wont like this answer but it is true. I had serious difficulties when I used McAfee anti virus. I tried everything that some of the answers here suggest you do. In the end, I had to ditch my computer as I could no longer access any programmes. To access the windows a message would come on the screen---press any button to continue. It was hell. When I went into reg-edit, I was told that a firewl had affected my windows and hence, I had to replace my computer. Mc Afee refunded me the fee I paid, but denied their product had affected my computer. I wish you luck.

Answer 6

Hi,
You shouldnt be having any problems removing it, if you are doing it properly - from add remove programs in control panel.

If this is a pirated or downloaded version of mcafee, (which a lot are !) then it could have been programmed by a hacker to make it impossible to remove, without reinstalling windows.

Answer 7

how did u try removing???
u want to remove the program, here is how;
- Start>Control Panel
- find *Add or Remove Programs*
- from new pop-up window, find McAfee from the list
- click on it once to highlight it.
- click on the *Change/Remove* button
- follow the instructions.
- reboot ur PC

BE CAREFULL!! with RegEdit, as u can really mess up ur PC, try the above first. if ur not really Computer Savey, dont mess with the registry, have someone u trust do it.

Good luck!
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Answer 8

See in case you processor isn't being utilized in job manager; appropriate click on the starting up bar and its indexed. in the experience that your exhibiting something over 4% with out spikes with no longer something operating must have difficulty. is purely indexed on the bottom of the window ad CPU or CPU utilization. if truth be told your good no matter if that is idle below 4% and that mcafee did look to get rid of it.

Answer 9

Start, run, regedit

Search for all instances of Mcafee and delete the entries. You may also want to look for a Registry cleaning tool to get it all out of there.

Answer 10

i had problems with mcafee it allowed my hard drive to be corrupted i had to buy new windows xp disk £90 total repair bill £170.00 mcafee could not care less about my problem they caused me so be very carefull what you do mcafee make it nearly unremovable also i paid them £39.99 hoping it would make security better it went worse and no refund from mcafee!!!!!.