Help with firewall

As Anand said, there are registry entries causing it to still show up in
Security Center. If I were you I would get into the habit of deleting
left over registry entries by searching keywords with 'RegSeeker'
(http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2579.html)

Simply search "McAfee" within RegSeeker and every registry entry still
left over will be displayed for you to delete. A backup will be created
automatically before you delete anything. Or you could do it Anand's
way and use the "Find" feature in regedit.


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arkitect wrote:

>
> As Anand said, there are registry entries causing it to still show up in
> Security Center. If I were you I would get into the habit of deleting
> left over registry entries by searching keywords with 'RegSeeker'
> (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2579.html)
>
> Simply search "McAfee" within RegSeeker and every registry entry still
> left over will be displayed for you to delete. A backup will be created
> automatically before you delete anything. Or you could do it Anand's
> way and use the "Find" feature in regedit.
>
>

The advice from both you and "HappyAndyK" to use a registry cleaner is bad
advice. This is why:

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 - registry cleaner thread

If the OP has really used the McAfee removal tool and the Security Center is
still showing bits of McAfee installed, here is how to fix it - easily,
with no third-party tools such as registry cleaners that can irrevocably
harm the system.

Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Type the following
command:

winmgmt /salvagerepository

The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands to
the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for the
services to shut down. Run the command again and reboot your system.

If the above doesn't work or if you get "the repository is consistent", do
the following from an elevated cmd prompt:

net stop winmgmt [enter]
cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter]
ren repository repository.old [enter]
net start winmgmt [enter]

Malke
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:37:01 -0700, stevieboy1313 wrote:

> I have Vista home basic. The security center says that I have MacAfee
> Personal Firewall installed, so I guess it came with the PC. I cannot get rid
> of it!!! It doesn't show up under Add/Remove programs. I downloaded and ran
> the MacAfee removal tool, and it's still there. How can I get rid of it?

Try again!

How to uninstall or reinstall supported McAfee consumer products using the
McAfee Consumer Products Removal tool (MCPR.exe)
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=107083&lc=4105&partner=M...ee&type

IMPORTANT: If your McAfee products were preinstalled by the manufacturer of
your computer, please make sure to activate your McAfee subscription before
uninstalling. Reinstalling from a CD or download will only install your
McAfee consumer applications, but may not recover your paid subscription
term information.

No luck?

Try:
http://pcdecrapifier.com/download

"Malke" wrote:

> arkitect wrote:
>
> >
> > As Anand said, there are registry entries causing it to still show up in
> > Security Center. If I were you I would get into the habit of deleting
> > left over registry entries by searching keywords with 'RegSeeker'
> > (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2579.html)
> >
> > Simply search "McAfee" within RegSeeker and every registry entry still
> > left over will be displayed for you to delete. A backup will be created
> > automatically before you delete anything. Or you could do it Anand's
> > way and use the "Find" feature in regedit.
> >
> >
>
> The advice from both you and "HappyAndyK" to use a registry cleaner is bad
> advice. This is why:
>
> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 - registry cleaner thread
>
> If the OP has really used the McAfee removal tool and the Security Center is
> still showing bits of McAfee installed, here is how to fix it - easily,
> with no third-party tools such as registry cleaners that can irrevocably
> harm the system.
>
> Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Type the following
> command:
>
> winmgmt /salvagerepository
>
> The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands to
> the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for the
> services to shut down. Run the command again and reboot your system.
>
> If the above doesn't work or if you get "the repository is consistent", do
> the following from an elevated cmd prompt:
>
> net stop winmgmt [enter]
> cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter]
> ren repository repository.old [enter]
> net start winmgmt [enter]
>
> Malke
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>
> Malke - The net stop commands worked. McAfee is finally gone!!!! Thank you Elephant Boy!

stevieboy1313 wrote:

>> Malke - The net stop commands worked. McAfee is finally gone!!!! Thank
>> you Elephant Boy!

Very glad to hear it. Thanks for taking the time to post back.

Malke
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Malke wrote:

> stevieboy1313 wrote:
>
>
>>>Malke - The net stop commands worked. McAfee is finally gone!!!! Thank
>>>you Elephant Boy!
>
>
> Very glad to hear it. Thanks for taking the time to post back.
>
> Malke


With * NO * registry cleaners * needed *.
None. Zip. Zilch. Nada.
Next !


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