REMOVAL TOLS

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Compaq-Presario RZ537AA-ABA SR5010NX


Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 2 (build 6002)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States)
Installed: 3/17/2007 7:38:24 AM System Serial Number: CNH7111YMF
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.47 gigahertz Intel Celeron D
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Not hyper-threaded Board: ECS Livermore 1.0
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 5.12 04/18/2007
new USB Storage Use in past 30 Days (mouse over last used for details) new Hosted Virtual Machines (mouse over name for details)
None discovered None discovered
Drives new – drive encryption Memory Modules c,d
160.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
96.75 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H20L ATA Device [Optical drive]

ST3160812AS [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5LSBXBQ1, rev 3.AHL, SMART Status: Healthy 504 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM2' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes new – volume encryption

c: (NTFS on drive 0) * 152.43 GB 95.92 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 7.61 GB 827 MB free



* Operating System is installed on c:

Network Drives

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May I please have any links that can point me to removal tools available for McAfee Security Scan and Trand Micro Anti-Virus?

I want to install Microsoft Secutiry Essentials and would prefer to use any recommended removal tools available before I go the standard route of uninstall in Control Panel.

Thanks,

sbuxman

Mcafee.. http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS101331

Trend Micro.. http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solut...s/1037161.aspx

http://esupport.trendmicro.com/Pages...am-if-the.aspx

In the for what it's worth category, I looked over the specs. If it's in the budget, get more RAM. 512 MB is not enough for a good user experience with Vista. If it were mine, I'd put at least 2 GB in it...

sbuxman--Are you sure you want "removal" tools, rather than "disabling" McAfee Security Scan and Trand Micro Anti-Virus while you try MS Security Essentials. You say you eventually want to use uninstall in Control Panel.

Disable procedures
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6132_102...curity-center/

http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solut...s/1037114.aspx

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"disabling" McAfee Security Scan and Trand Micro Anti-Virus while you try MS Security Essentials

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Not a good idea.
No more than 1 AV should be present on ones computer no matter active or not.

Broni--Are you sure about that if all but one AV is disabled? If it is disabled, it is not active and should not interfere with an active AV.
Can you provide a reference concerning your opinion?

When you disable an AV program you don't prevent all of its elements from running.
You only disable real time protections.
Some drivers and services will still be active.

That's the main reason for having all those "X AV program removal tool".

Do you want to experiment?
Install second AV program disable it and post OTL log.
I'll show you how many items from that program are still loading and running around.

There is no reason to reinvent a wheel since all security experts will tell you very same same thing I just posted.
Having more than one AV program installed (active or not) will cause some issues sooner or later.

Thanks to all you folks...I've been using solely MSE for about 6 months now without any problems, so I hope to stick with it.

sbuxman

For AVG Internet Security 2011 version, which will expire in 6 days, does it matter which system I'm running it on? If not, may I please have the link to a removal tool, provided of course that one exists. Also, which do I run first: the removal tool or Uninstall in Control Panel, or doesn't it matter?

Thanks.

sbuxman

Don't use Control Panel.
Use AVG Remover: http://www.avg.com/us-en/utilities

Thank you, sir...as always.

sbuxman

One more thing, please: this system also has Norton Internet Security and Norton Online Backup installed -- they may or may not be trial versions, but I'd still like to remove them completely. Is there also a removal tool for these Norton components?

Thanks,

sbuxman

Sure is.
https://www-secure.symantec.com/nort...=1&lg=en&ct=us

Late to the fray, but just wanted to also give props to MSE; have been running on both machines for over a year. Previously used ESET which was good, but expensive ~ US$80 per year. :D

Oops...my bad, I never updated to my new system...I have 6GB expandable to 12GB and now run Win7 HP...

sbuxman

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Originally Posted by HAN

In the for what it's worth category, I looked over the specs. If it's in the budget, get more RAM. 512 MB is not enough for a good user experience with Vista. If it were mine, I'd put at least 2 GB in it...

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Yep, MSE has worked like a charm with nary a glitch for over 6 months in my other systems.

Thanks broni and train for the links to the removal tools -- they worked seamlessly.

suxman

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Originally Posted by PhiloVance

Late to the fray, but just wanted to also give props to MSE; have been running on both machines for over a year. Previously used ESET which was good, but expensive ~ US$80 per year. :D

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Originally Posted by Train

Sure is.
https://www-secure.symantec.com/nort...=1&lg=en&ct=us

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May I also get my hands on a link for a TrendMicro removal, full monty...almost a half gig!!

sbuxman

See here for all removal tools: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/comprehen...irus-software/

A tremendous help...thank you!

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Oops...my bad, I never updated to my new system...I have 6GB expandable to 12GB and now run Win7 HP...

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More than enough!! :)