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Removing McAfee Anti Virus
Do I have to do all this to get rid of McAfee? Do I need to run the MCPR after removing the software? What a bother. It is worse than being infected with a virus to have McAfee on your machine.
Following is from: How to uninstall or reinstall supported McAfee consumer products using the McAfee Consumer Products Removal tool (MCPR.exe)
IMPORTANT: You must uninstall using the Windows software removal utility (Add/Remove Programs in XP, “Programs and Features” in Vista and Windows 7) before running MCPR. Failure to do so can result in the number of your licenses being incorrectly counted.
If you are cannot successfully uninstall using Windows Add/Remove Programs, or have already run MCPR without uninstalling, you can deactivate your machine so that McAfee knows that your license is no longer installed on your computer for use with a future install:
Open a web browser and go to http://home.mcafee.com.
Click My Account in the upper right corner.
Select the My Account option.
Type your McAfee user account and password.
If you want your browser to remember your password, ensure that you select the Remember Me option.
Click Log In.
Under the My Protection Products section, select the subscription from which you would like a license released.
Find the computer you want to deactivate and click Deactivate.
If you selected this machine in error, click Cancel. Otherwise click Deactivate to proceed.