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How to uninstall or reinstall supported McAfee products using the Consumer Products Removal
tool (MCPR)
Environment
Affected Suites:
McAfee AntiVirusPlus
McAfee Family Protection
McAfee Internet Security
McAfee Online Backup
McAfee Total Protection
McAfee LiveSafe
Affected Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
NOTE: To determine which McAfee Security software version you have installed, see article TS101107.
Summary
Use the McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool (MCPR) to remove data completely for a McAfee Security product installation on
a supported Windows operating system. The tool can clean up data from 2005 - 2013 versions of McAfee Security home
user products for Windows.
NOTE: MCPR is not compatible with McAfee Anti-Theft (MAT) 2.0 and Intel Anti-Theft Service (IATS) 2.0. You must
unsubscribe your Anti-Theft service before you run MCPR.
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT download and save MCPR for future use. MCPR is updated periodically as new products are released, and running
an older version might cause problems with new products. ALWAYS return to this article and download MCPR again when
you need to run it.

You must uninstall your McAfee products using the Windows Add/Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and
Features (Windows 8, 7 and Vista) before you run MCPR. Otherwise, the number of your licenses might be incorrectly
counted.
If you cannot uninstall successfully using Windows Add/Remove Programs, or you have already run MCPR without
uninstalling, you can access your McAfee account and deactivate the license for your computer to ensure that the license is
released for a later installation. Do the following to deactivate a license from your current McAfee subscription and release the
license for use with a different computer:
1. Open a web browser and go to http://home.mcafee.com.
2. Click My Account in the upper-right corner.
3. Type your McAfee user account email and password.
4. Click Log In.
NOTE: If you want your browser to remember your email address, select the Remember Me option.

5. Select the computer you want to deactivate and click Deactivate.
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Video Tutorial
For a tutorial that shows how to uninstall your McAfee products using the Windows Add/Remove Programs (Windows
XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 8, 7 and Vista) before you run MCPR, see: TU30251.
NOTE: Adobe Flash Player is required. For further details, go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/.
Solution
IMPORTANT: If your McAfee products were preinstalled by your computer manufacturer, ensure that you activate your McAfee
subscription before you uninstall them. Reinstalling from a CD or download installs only your McAfee home user applications, but
might not recover your paid subscription term information.
1. Uninstall your McAfee home user products using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel:
Windows 8 Users
a. Close all McAfee program windows.
b. In the Start screen, type Programs and Features. (If it is not visible, click Settings in the list on the right.)
c. Click Programs and Features in the list on the left.
d. Select McAfee SecurityCenter.
e. Click Uninstall and follow any on-screen prompts.
Windows 7 and Vista users
a. Close all McAfee program windows.
b. Click Start, Search, type Programs and Features, and click Go.
c. Double-click Programs and Features.
d. Select McAfee SecurityCenter.
e. Click Uninstall and follow any on-screen prompts.

Windows XP users
a. Close all McAfee program windows.
b. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
c. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
d. Select McAfee SecurityCenter.
e. Click Remove and follow any on-screen prompts.

2. Download and run the McAfee Consumer Product Removal (MCPR) tool:
a. Download the MCPR tool from: http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe and
save it to a folder on your computer.
IMPORTANT: The MCPR tool is updated periodically when new products and updates are released. Always
download a new copy of the MCPR tool before using it to uninstall your product.

b. Navigate to the folder where you saved the file, and double-click MCPR.exe.
c. When you see the User Account Control dialog box, click Yes.
d. At the McAfee Software Removal screen, click Next.
e. At the End User License Agreement (EULA) dialog box, click Next to accept the agreement.
f. When prompted, type the Captcha information, which is case sensitive, to validate to application security, and then click
Next.
If you have Family Protection installed, type your Administrator user name and password and click Next.
If you cannot authenticate, follow the on-screen instructions to obtain an uninstall code. If you do not have Family
Protection installed, you will not receive this authentication prompt.
g. When you see the message CleanUp Successful, restart your computer. Your McAfee product will not be fully
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removed until after the restart.
IMPORTANT: If you see the message Cleanup Unsuccessful, save your MCPR log files for analysis by Technical
Support:

i. At the Cleanup Unsuccessful dialog box, click View Logs. Your troubleshooting log opens in a Notepad
window.
ii. Click File, Save As, and save the file to your Desktop. Name the file MCPR_date.txt (for
example, MCPR_Jan10_12.txt).
iii. Contact McAfee Technical Support and provide the log file to your technician for troubleshooting.
iv. Confirm that all McAfee products have been removed from your computer.

3. Reinstall your McAfee products.
NOTE: Refer to the instructions from the partner that you purchased your McAfee consumer product from, or reinstall using
the following partner links:
If you purchased your software directly from McAfee, go to https://home.mcafee.com/Secure/Protected/Login.aspx to
log in and download your software.
AT&T users, go to https://uversecentral1.att.com/uvp/myhome/mam/ISS/.
Cox users, go to http://www.cox.net.
DELL users, go to https://us.mcafee.com/root/login.asp?affid=105.
MSN users, go to http://membercenter.msn.com.
AOL users, search on keyword: Safety (http://daol.aol.com/safetycenter). On the AOL Safety & Security page, click
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