I just got off the phone with McAfee. I was uninstalling McAfee Security Suite V.6.0 2004 edition. Next, I wanted to install McAfee Security Suite V.7.0 2005 edition.
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McAfee told me that I would have to clean up the registry to rid my pc of any trace of the 2004 version as follows:
After add and remove programs
Remove the following:
privacy service
spamkiller
virusScan
security center ---- *must be installed last*
Website about backing up registry.
http://tools.mcafeehelp.com/doc.php?siteid=1&docid=68037&support=ts.
Steps to delete the entry’s:
Click on (+) mark before HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Click on (+) mark before software.
There you will see McAfee and McAfee.com folder please delete both.
Check for Network associates folder then click on delete.
Click on (+) mark before Microsoft.
Click on (+) mark before windows.
Click on (+) mark before Current Version.
Click on Run. You will see the entries on McAfee on the right side of the page please select one by one then delete it.
After that you need to restart the computer.
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My question is "does every security suite software maker require you to go into the registry to delete trace files before you install the new version?"
It seems like anything to do with the registry can be dangerous. There must be a better way.
