NOT happy with Dell!!!

[The_Twisted_Ear (Premo)]

Originally Posted by PsyOps

I use NAV Corporate and never a problem.

I knew there was someone out their that never had a problem with Norton!

[RadioPatrol]

Originally Posted by The_Twisted_Ear

I knew there was someone out their that never had a problem with Norton!

Hey now he is using Symantec CORP

..... vastly than Norton Consumer

[The_Twisted_Ear (Premo)]

Originally Posted by RadioPatrol

Hey now he is using Symantec CORP

..... vastly than Norton Consumer

And, who do you think makes Norton?

Norton 2008 Products: Antispyware Software - Internet Security

[PsyOps]

Originally Posted by The_Twisted_Ear

I knew there was someone out their that never had a problem with Norton!

Not quite sure why you find that funny?

[The_Twisted_Ear (Premo)]

Originally Posted by PsyOps

Not quite sure why you find that funny?

Sorry, I sure didn't mean to offend you.

I've spoken to a bunch of people running Norton (and McAfee) and 80%+- of them have had problems (at one time or another) with the way they burrow into the Operating System. They all go nuts when they decide to move to another package and then start the ongoing battle of removing all the code (ADD/REMOVE just doesn't seem to do it successfully). IMHO - Norton and McAfee are no different then the way AOL "takes over" a system.

Again, sorry for offending you.

[Rael (Premo)]

So far I like my Dell, but I don't like McAfee. I may have to look for a way to uninstall it correctly and try another option.

Listening to music, enjoying it, then "DEE DING" Renew now, or Renew later for an optional service I don't want...

[The_Twisted_Ear (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Rael

So far I like my Dell, but I don't like McAfee. I may have to look for a way to uninstall it correctly and try another option.

Listening to music, enjoying it, then "DEE DING" Renew now, or Renew later for an optional service I don't want...

I hope you aren't running McAfee's Security Center...anyway

1. ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS and select McAfee and then make sure you reboot.

If McAfee still raises its ugly head.

2. Download a tool that McAfee itself wrote (does that tell you something? How many vendor's have to write a separate uninstall program because of the way they embed their crap): http://download.mcafee.com/products/...tches/MCPR.exe

Save the file to your desktop and run it. Reboot.

If McAfee still raises its ugly head.

3. We have to make sure that all McAfee modules are disabled.

1st thing you have to do is make sure that McAfee doesn't start. Once it starts - their are a few modules that won't go away (McAfee doesn't mention this!).

A. Start
B. Run
C. Enter: services.msc
D. Under NAME scroll down to McAfee entries and tap Startup Type and tap right mouse button and select properties. Select Disable from Startup Type then hit the Recovery tab and select take no action.

Reboot computer and then try to remove with Add and Remove again.

If McAfee still raises its ugly head.

Let me know - four other things you can do.

[Rael (Premo)]

Originally Posted by The_Twisted_Ear

I hope you aren't running McAfee's Security Center...anyway

Yep, that would be the window that pops up each time I log in. Thanks, Twisted. I'll take what you wrote and have it available for when I have to reboot. Maybe one reason it takes so long is that I have AVG, too.

Merci beaucoup.

[The_Twisted_Ear (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Rael

Yep, that would be the window that pops up each time I log in. Thanks, Twisted. I'll take what you wrote and have it available for when I have to reboot. Maybe one reason it takes so long is that I have AVG, too.

Merci beaucoup.

No - McAfee builds in the delay.

AVG has one of the smallest footprints available yet provides super protection. Check your AVG settings and see if you don't have it doing a complete system scan every time you boot. That would be the only reason AVG would slow down your system. I always do my system scan's when I don't plan on using the PC. If you can't find the setting - just let me know and I'll step you through it. I will need to know if you are using the free version or not.

[Rael (Premo)]

Originally Posted by The_Twisted_Ear

No - McAfee builds in the delay.

AVG has one of the smallest footprints available yet provides super protection. Check your AVG settings and see if you don't have it doing a complete system scan every time you boot. That would be the only reason AVG would slow down your system. I always do my system scan's when I don't plan on using the PC. If you can't find the setting - just let me know and I'll step you through it. I will need to know if you are using the free version or not.

Ah, that makes sense...I usually turn my computer off (you must either leave yours on, or have the subscription version I'm guessing). So even though I can have an update scheduled with the free version, it won't update until I turn it on. Yeah, I downloaded the free version on a whim when I started getting tired of the McAfee reminders.