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How to uninstall McAffee (by force, if necessary)

I have installed MC Afee Internet Security and now want to unistall it, but cannot. When I go to Add/Remove Programs I find the McAffee program listed as "McAffee Unistall Wizard". CLicking there I get the following message:
"The istallation cannot continue because some components ( c:progr~1\mc.affee.com\agent\unistall\masrem.ui )are missing"

I have tried to install the program again using the McAffee cd I have - but same, same.

What's going on ? what to do to clear out Mc Affee completely from my computer ?

Grateful for Help !

Hans

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war1

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SaxicolousOne

I haven't used McAfee for a few years, but it sounds like you are trying to do a slightly wrong thing. As you describe it, you are using Add/Remove Programs to try to remove McAfee's "Uninstall Wizard" from your computer. You don't want to do that--you need that program! This Uninstall Wizard is the very program designed to remove McAfee stuff from your computer, and hopefully, the last thing it will do is remove itself. Don't get rid of it--run it.
Find wherever it is, probably tucked away somewhere in the Program Files folder, or there could be a shortcut in the Start menu under Start -> All Programs -> McAfee, or some such thing as that. Then just run it.

herbalifeexpert

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Problem resolved !
Followed the instructions in the link previously given by "war1" (You have to remove references to McAfee Security Center last and clean up the registry http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/15817.html).

Thanks "war1" , and thanks you others whogave your suggestions.

All the best !

Hans