Guide to Uninstall McAfee AntiVirus Software from Your Computer

It is no secret that computer viruses are a major concern in our modern computing age. Recent research has demonstrated that there are more than 200 new computer viruses developed and discovered every month. Running a personal computer without some sort of computer virus protection software, such as McAfee Security Center, is paramount to computer murder.

Why then would you want to uninstall McAfee AntiVirus from your computer? Firstly, there are other anti-virus programs out there, some of which are even free. Secondly, McAfee AntiVirus, over time, can become corrupted or bloated and need to be reinstalled. Lastly, there are times in which other software programs or hardware can have conflicts with McAfee AntiVirus, therefore you will need to uninstall the McAfee suite in order to use those programs or devices.

If you find yourself in any of these situations and need to uninstall the McAfee AntiVirus suite, then follow this simple guide. Just a warning for you, make sure to install some anti-virus software on your computer before you browse the internet or download or install software.

Removal though the Add or Remove Program Control Panel:

1) Click on Start, then on Control Panel.
2) Double-click on Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows Vista)
3) Find the Network Associates or McAfee product you currently have installed, for example, McAfee Security Center. double Click on it.
4) You will then be prompted to choose which McAfee products you wish to remove. Make sure all of the programs are checked, and choose remove.
5) At this point, you will be warned that you are "Reducing Your Computer's Protection." You know this, I warned you too, so just click to remove.
6) Your programs will be removed at this point. After removal, you will be prompted to reboot your computer; do this.

Removal using the McAfee Removal Tool

There are instances when the automatic removal of McAfee products will fail. If this happens, you will need the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool. To use the MCPR, follow these instructions:

1) Follow this link to download the MCPR removal tool. When prompted, save the file to your desktop.
2) Close all McAfee Applications that you are currently running. Double-click on MCPR.exe on your desktop to launch the program. Windows Vista users will need to either be logged in as an administrator, or run the program as administrator to continue.
3)After the tool finishes, you will be prompted to restart your computer. Do this.
4) Once your computer restarts, your McAfee products will be uninstalled.

Uninstalling McAfee, couldn't be simpler. But before you continue onto any other computer tasks, make sure you have some sort of antivirus installed. If you don't, you are risking hardware and data loss.