feckin mcafee thing on my dell

condra

hi
since my mcafee security centre thing ran out recently it keeps askin me to register on startup. this is pishin me off coz i went to msconfig and turned off all 6 [yes 6] mcafee startup things but its still goin.

u reckon its ok just to uninstall the damn thing and use sygate firewall??

feckin dell.

J-blk

There's no reason why you can't just uninstall McAfee or Norton or whatever is on there and get rid of it. I did this the first day I got my Inspiron 9100 which came preloaded with Norton Internet Security, 3 month trial. Got rid of it and replaced it with AVG Free, ZoneAlarm, Adaware and Spybot - sorted. Just make sure you uninstall it from the Windows Control Panel and preferably, do it in Safe Mode.

On another note, you're overeacting a bit. DELL clearly states on the configuration of their machines that the software is a trial edition (unless you buy the full one when configuring the system). If you like it, then you can buy the full subscription and there go the reminders - if not, then you can remove it and replace it with whatever you like. Simple as that.

Chong

When I bought my Dell X1 they asked me did I want McAfee and made sure not to as friend mine had the same hassle you had but I bought the subscription wat a dumbass.

condra

cheeers fellas