How to Disable Dell mcafee Alert System
Hello All , I Have New dell laptop and There is a Free McAfee antivirus and firewall that is Shipped With my Dell computer and it is Having problem with my Internet Connection , But When I tried to Disable the Firewall , it Cannot be Disable , it remain active in my System Tray , I Found there is a program called NotifyAlert.exe it checks for updates.and slow down my computer i also dont want that to remain active , please tell me How to Disable Dell Mcafee Alert System? thanks in advance for your help
Re: How to Disable Dell mcafee Alert System
McAfee products are enabled by default when you start your computer.
To disable a McAfee Product in Dell
- Right-click on the McAfee icon beside the system clock.
- Click the program you want to disable and click Disable.
- Click Yes to confirm your choice.
- The McAfee icon is black until the program is not reactivated.
Re: How to Disable Dell mcafee Alert System
Hello , Well if you are Having problem with the Firewall then you can try disabling it only , to Disable Mcafee Personal Firewall
Uninstalling Personal Firewall / Plus:
- Click the Start button
- then click Control Panel. The panel. Appears.
- Double-click Add / Remove Programs. The dialog option appears.
- Locate McAfee Personal Firewall Plus in the list of installed programs and click once to select it.
- Click modify / Remove.
- then McAfee Personal Firewall Plus will be removed from your computer.
- Note: If at any time you are prompted to remove shared files, answer Yes every time.
- Restart your computer if prompted.
Re: How to Disable Dell mcafee Alert System
Step 1 - Uninstall your McAfee consumer products using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel
- Windows 2000/XP
- Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
- Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- Select the McAfee SecurityCenter product.
- Click Remove and follow the steps provided
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- Windows Vista
- Click Start, Search, type Programs and Features, and click Go.
- Double-click Programs and Features.
- Select the McAfee SecurityCenter product.
- Click Uninstall and follow the steps provided.
Step 2 - Download and run MCPR.exe
- Download the removal tool from:
http://download.mcafee.com/products/...tches/MCPR.exe
- Click Save and save the file to a folder on your computer.
- Navigate to the folder where the file was saved.
- Make sure all McAfee windows are closed.
- Double-click MCPR.exe to run the removal tool.
Note: Windows Vista users must right-click MCPR.exe and select Run as Administrator.
- Restart your computer after receiving the message CleanUp Successful.
Your McAfee product will not be fully removed until the system is restarted.