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Thread Author: Mapmaker Replies: 9
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 Thu 20 May 10 16:57 
 Uninstall McAfee - Mapmaker
How do I uninstall McAfee on my new netbook please? (I have Avast instead.)

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 Thu 20 May 10 17:18 
 Uninstall McAfee - CGNorwich
Assuming you have Windows

Start/My Computer/Add or Remove Programs
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 Thu 20 May 10 17:19 
 Uninstall McAfee - Zero
I would suggest you use Microsoft Security Essentials. It uses less resources than Avast.
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 Thu 20 May 10 17:23 
 Uninstall McAfee - Mapmaker
Clever! Thanks.

It is prompting me to remove "firewall" too - will Avast have come with a firewall?

Zero - yes, I now see that Avast is even bigger (but cheaper (these days I think you too are almost as stingy with your money as I am)) than McAfee.
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 Thu 20 May 10 18:03 
 Uninstall McAfee - Zero
Mappy, MSE is *free*
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 Thu 20 May 10 17:39 
 Uninstall McAfee - John H
>> How do I uninstall McAfee on my new netbook please? (I have Avast instead.)
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To remove all traces use McAfee Consumer Products Removal tool (MCPR.exe)
Avast and Zero's favourite will do fine, but the MS one has a smaller footprint.
re. firewall, Windows built in firewall should be good enough unless you surf in dark places.
Look up Matousec for recommendations, although their best test performers may be too heavy for your netbook..
Last edited by: John H on Thu 20 May 10 at 17:40
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 Thu 20 May 10 17:56 
 Uninstall McAfee - RattleandSmoke
Yep use McCaffe's removal tool on their website, it does a much better job and is quicker too.

I would use MSE and nothing else for a netbook unless you like waiting twenty minutes for it to bootup.
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 Thu 20 May 10 18:46 
 Uninstall McAfee - John H
>> Yep use McCaffe's removal tool on their website, it does a much better job and
>> is quicker too.
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How can it be quicker when thier instructions say "This option should only be used after you remove your McAfee product through Add/Remove Programs." ?
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 Thu 20 May 10 19:20 
 Uninstall McAfee - RattleandSmoke
I've used it plenty of times and it works fine without add and remove when add and remove dosn't work. The older versions ask you to shut down McAfee services before uninstalling it but the most time no matter how often you try and disable the services it won't let you.
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 Tue 25 May 10 09:18 
 Uninstall McAfee - Ambo
I found the only way to get rid of all traces and prevent reminder messages was to use McAfee's "live email service", as I call it. (I can't recall now how to log on to it). You are actually dealing with a live respondent but he is fielding a number of calls at the same time so you have to wait a bit between query and response. He will take you through the procedure and you can question him if you get stuck. I did this two years ago and have never heard from McAfee since.
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