I had Avast installed and I uninstall it as I wanted to use MSE again. When i try to activate it, I get error 0x8007002. When i try to install it again, I get 0x8004FF91.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
hi when you removed avast did you use the removal tool? Avast Uninstall Utility | Download aswClear for Avast Removal
I do not know what you mean by "i tried running them several times" do you mean the avast removal tool? see if this thread helps you at all. microsoft security essentials installation error code:0x8004FF91 - Microsoft Community
yes. thanks for your help. For now i'm going to try installing another anitvirus until I have time to get back to this MSE mess.
It doesn't sound like it's MSE that is the mess, rather that you haven't completely uninstalled Avast. It might be worth reinstalling Avast and then uninstalling it using the proper removal tool.
Hi,
Right click the removal tool and select run as administrator
Do the same for the mse installer after using this
http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2483120
Hi Emeem,
Malwarebytes free DOES NOT affect either MSE or Avast.
run SFC /SCANNOW
copy/paste the results
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