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HIPOCKETS81
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The dashboard icon in the taskbar is missing.

I'm three months into a two year subscription to McAfee Total Protection. I tried to disable it for a moment to install a software that I trusted but would not install because it said an antivirus was running.

The dashboard icon in the taskbar was missing. I found the program in C:\Program Files\McAfee Security Scan\3.11.717. There was no uninstall.exe file, but there was an uninstall.ini file. The scheduled scan is working, but since the icon was missing I cannot change the schedule and I do not know how to initiate a scan if I need to..

The .exe files in the above directory are:
McCHSvc, McUICnt, and SSScheduler.

These background processes show up in Task Manager:
McAfee Access Protection
McAfee CSP SERVICE HOST
McAfee MANAGEMENT SERVICE (2)
McAfee PROCESS VALIDATION SERVICE
McAfee SCANNER SERVICE

AutoRuns reports that mfeavfk01 and mfencbcdc01 files are missing.

I guess I have to reinstall MTP.

Can I safely run the original setup file on top of what I have on the hard drive, or should I uninstall what's there?   I can uninstall it with Revo Uninstaller Pro, but I seem to remember that there a special program is needed to uninstall McAfee products.

FOOTNOTE: Many of us have a small ssd for a C: drive, and really need to put apps on another drive, in my case D:. -- Come on, McAfee, let us specify the location when we install one of your products! Other than that, I think you are great!

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Peacekeeper
Message 2 of 2

Re: The dashboard icon in the taskbar is missing.

Agreed re choice of disks though unsure you can as Mcaffee installs in many direcrories on C drive.

Re uninstall follow

How to remove McAfee

Also no icon in the up arrow on the taskbar  no icon in recycle bin?

 

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