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Do I need to unload Mcafee BEFORE installing Avast?
« on: February 20, 2009, 09:45:00 PM »
Do I need to unload McAfee BEFORE installing Avast?

Want to do this right.

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Re: Do I need to unload Mcafee BEFORE installing Avast?
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2009, 09:47:43 PM »
Short answer Yes.

Download the avast installation file and save it before uninstalling McAfee.

Download the latest version of avast http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html and save it to your HDD, somewhere you can find it again. Use that when you install.

You may also need to run this tool depending on what version you had - McAfee has an uninstall tool that you could run to ensure any possible remnants are removed.
http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/VSCleanupTool.exe Or http://majorgeeks.com/McAfee_Consumer_Product_Removal_Tool_d5420.html

2007 version - http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe

Also see - How do I uninstall SecurityCenter? http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq3.asp?docid=71525
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Re: Do I need to unload Mcafee BEFORE installing Avast?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2009, 10:00:32 PM »
David, thank you, sir!  Fast and super helpful.  I thank you again.  Have a great day.   :)
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Re: Do I need to unload Mcafee BEFORE installing Avast?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2009, 10:59:37 PM »
No problem, glad I could help.

Something not unusual on the avast forums, prompt responses ;D

Welcome to the forums.
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