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Can't delete Norton Security 8!

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Participants urbancyclist8Larry Ortiz5Elizabeth Wilson5wiredcanyon94
urbancyclist8 urbancyclist8 NewcomerOP
6 messages
joined Mar 2015
#1 ·
I've been having some trouble with my Norton Security 8 lately, so I decided the best move was to just wipe it and start fresh. I used Revo Uninstaller to handle the removal, which seemed to go fine, but the leftover McAfee folders are still sitting right there in my Program Files. When I try to
Delete
them, I just get hit with a permissions error saying I need SYSTEM authorization to touch the folder.
How on earth can I clear these out? I tried running the installer for the new version, but it won't let me proceed until the old one is completely gone.
Best,
urbancyclist8
Larry Ortiz5 Larry Ortiz5 Regular
710 messages
joined May 2020
#2 ·
Maybe give this little tool a shot:

http://filehippo.com/download_unlocker/
Elizabeth Wilson5 Elizabeth Wilson5 Newcomer
1 message
joined Jun 2014
#3 ·
Does anyone happen to know the proper way to go about manually removing my Windows Norton from the system?
urbancyclist8 urbancyclist8 NewcomerOP
6 messages
joined Mar 2015
#4 ·
Thanks for the input. I gave that tool Larry Ortiz5 suggested a shot, but no luck. I guess I’m sticking with the second option from Eric Ross59. Who knew uninstalling something could be such a headache?

Best,
urbancyclist8
wiredcanyon94 wiredcanyon94 Active Member
129 messages
joined Nov 2022
#5 ·
urbancyclist8 said:Thanks for the input, everyone. I tried out that software the eighth person suggested, but no luck. I guess I'm stuck with this other option from Walgreens. Honestly, I had no idea uninstalling stuff could be such a massive headache.

Best,
Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods, just wipe the drive and reinstall the whole OS. Start fresh.

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