Sony/McAfee Removal

area51 · 30 Mar 2009 at 15:25

Got a Sony laptop.which came with mcafee antivirus installed.free! for 60days. So trying to remove as going to install kaspersky.Uninstalled via uninstall file brought up mcafee file ticked all the boxes said done.but tried installing kaspersky and keeps saying mcafee pc suite site advisor or words to that effect are still installed.but can't find it been through files.done restore point to see if uninstalled properly.still same.mate who does pc repairs/tech! spent few hours onit and he couldn't do it?.he deleted/modded alsorts of files/folders and none of that worked.only thing he could think of was to use recovery discs and start as new pc and do from their?

area51 · 30 Mar 2009 at 15:59

hi where do you type in regedit?as done in add/remove programs does not show any mcafee info at all but its still hanging around? seems abit like trying to remove a lump of dogs poo out of a carpet? bits still linger after!.

area51 · 30 Mar 2009 at 16:14

haa haa found me way into it? been into deleted a mcafee file?eeek hope it works?

area51 · 30 Mar 2009 at 16:23

no it's still saying remove mcafee internet security suite with siteadvisor 2008.

area51 · 31 Mar 2009 at 22:00

Cheers all and many thanks.all done now my localish pc whizz bob crabtrees sorted all out for me.yes had to run programme to remove and all working.
Just wish o2 dongles worked promise lots but never deliver the goods?
Mines the dozy model? the more signal i get the slower the service!.