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@alan.s.flint wrote:

 

Can someone please tell me how I can successfully uninstall McAfee? I had only thought that it was there as a 'trial'.

 

AlanF

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Have you tried using the McAfee Uninstaller:

http://www.tucows.com/preview/195895

More info here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=McAfee+Uninstaller

Peace

Hi,

The message I am getting is as follows:

"Windows needs your permission to continue"

"Uninstall or change an application

Microsoft Windows

{FCC74B77-EC3E-4DD8-A80B-008A702075A9}"

I was just reluctant to press uninstall for fear that I might do something rather regrettable.

I await further comments with interest.

Regards,

AlanF

Completely off topic but does anyone know the number for the dell canada payroll?

I use

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

 to unistall, free program. Might want to see what it does with mcafee.

Hello again,

Thank you all for your various replies. It is not that I don't know how to uninstall a program, I'm fine with that, neither is it that I'm looking for a program to do it, but it is the rather important fact of the message I received when I was looking to uninstall McAfee IS. Allow me to repeat it once again:

The message I am getting is as follows:

"Windows needs your permission to continue"

"Uninstall or change an application

Microsoft Windows

{FCC74B77-EC3E-4DD8-A80B-008A702075A9}"

I was just reluctant to press uninstall for fear that I might do something rather disastrous, as it seems to suggest that I am about to uninstall Windows. I would have expected that it may possibly ask me if I was sure I wanted to uninstall McAfee, not Windows.

Is the number an activation number, or perhaps a 'key' to the McAfee product, or maybe even some Registry information? How do I find out?

I did successfully manage to uninstall the Tiscali 'trial' (I am happy with my existing ISP), and that actually mentioned Tiscali in the "Windows needs your permission" message. So, I desparately need clarification as to the significance of the message I am now receiving. I don't want to risk it if I'm not sure, and without some knowledgeable soul coming to my aid, I'm stuck! Is it really saying I'm about to uninstall windows or not?

Looking forward to any further replies on the above.

Thanks in advance.

AlanF

From an article I found:

Note that default setup and configuration of Windows Vista with UAC is optimized for security. However, if you don’t care about it, you can try to suppress and auto approve UAC privileges elevation permission request (and make your system less secure) with the following trick:

1. Enable UAC if you have disable it.
2. 1. Download UACEnableAutoConsent.reg file, and then double click on it to merge the registry value into registry.
   2. If you can’t download the registry file, simply copy and paste the below code to a text editor, and save the file with a .reg extension. Then double click on it to apply it.
      
      Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
      
      

      [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
      “ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin”=dword:00000000
      
      

   3. User can also open registry editor and navigate to the registry key above to set the ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin value data.
   4. For Windows Vista Business or Ultimate SKU users, it can be done manually too. Simply run “secpol.msc”, and expand “Local Policies”, then click on “Security Options”. Scroll down and locate the item “User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode”. Set the option to “Elevate without prompting.”

And from another article: 

1. Type "user account" into the Windows Vista Start menu and click on User Account when it appears in the Programs list.
   
   
   
2. Click on the Turn User Account Control on or off link.
   
   
   
3. If UAC is currently turned on, you will be prompted for approval. Provide the administrator's password or click Continue if you are sure you want to turn UAC off.
   
   This isn't a time when you should just blindly dismiss the UAC prompt. It's best to use a standard account for your general computing, and provide an administrator's password when UAC prompts. It helps protect your computer from attack. If you do turn off UAC, seriously consider the implications and think about turning it back on as soon as possible.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Uncheck the box next to Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer to disable UAC. Click OK to save your changes.

1. Instead of disabling the UAC security feature, create a standard user account and use it for all your computing tasks. When UAC prompts for permission to continue, type an administrator's password to grant approval. That's how UAC's prompts were designed to work, and it really does help secure your computer from attack

I googled that key and it shows up in a few threads that don't say very much. Is there a seperate uninstall under start / programs / mcafee or similiar path?

If not, I would just go ahead. Its not an option to uninstall windows itself, more likely just a botched Mcafee install. Both Mcafee and Norton are bad products in my opinion anyway.

Well, would you credit it! I bit the bullet, as I could see no other alternative, and your suggestion Lord_Vader worked. Pressing the button did take me to the McAfee Uninstall program, and after a brief hang-up McAfee vanished, hopefully never to be seen again!!

Thanks for the interest everyone has shown, much appreciated!

Regards,

AlanF