Topic: Problem with uninstalling Mcafee Enterprise VirusScan 8.7i

[Samker]

Pal, here you have detailed instructions on how to manually remove VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB59996&actp=null&viewlocale=en_US&showDraft=false&platinum_status=false&locale=en_US

Don't overlook this option for removing via "msiexec.exe": https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB52648

*provided by Fintech

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However, my recommendation is to you try (before) all other solutions for "automatic" uninstallation... for example:

- try to install VSE 8.7 again, after that go to Control Panel and follow my instructions for removing from previous post

- run McAfee Virtual Technician and follow instructions: http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/virtual-technician.aspx

[jheysen]

Usually with VSE, you need to un-install it via the same way you installed it. (ie, if you installed it via ePO, you need to uninstall it via ePO...)

[Fintech]

Usually with VSE, you need to un-install it via the same way you installed it. (ie, if you installed it via ePO, you need to uninstall it via ePO...)

I think that @jheysen is perfectly Right in this situation... 
Perhaps reinstallation of the program offers also repair and removal alternatives! It supports also to try. 
Then run McAfee Virtual Technician and follow instructions!- run McAfee Virtual Technician and follow instructions - See more at: http://scforum.info/index.php?topic=9624.new#new- run McAfee Virtual Technician and follow instructions - See more at: http://scforum.info/index.php?topic=9624.new#new

[BGM]

Thanks to everyone for the comments and help.  Finally was able to " wake up the Mcafee Enterprise group" and they do admit that the enterprise products are difficult to remove.  One would think that they would make it easier to " legally " remove an Enterprise product so that one of their small business/retail products can be installed.  Yes there is a Mcafee Tech note on " manual removal " however that requires many registry edits that could lead to even more issues if not real careful and skilled !  Here is the correct way to remove Mcafee Enterprise VirusScan V8.X
1) run the windows uninstall for that product under administrative account... reboot
2) run setup--Rip--Ma.4.x.exe  ...reboot
3) run setup--Rip--VSE.8.x.exe ... reboot
All Mcafee Rip ( rippers ) will complete by noting that a log has been created and was successful.
That's the real way to fully clean off all the registry and files on your computer.
I have highly suggested to Mcafee Management that they make sure the small business/retail tech support folks know how to remove the enterprise tools.   

[devnullius]

McAfee.... Sigh! 

[gicc chan]

I think you can reinstall VirusScan to overwrite the orginal , then remove the app from add and remove program.