Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Lazerr on August 20, 2013, 03:05:18 PM

Title: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: Lazerr on August 20, 2013, 03:05:18 PM: Well.. I bought the computer, set it up, and it is telling me I do not have the privs to delete things like McAffe antivirus, and other programs that are using up resources that I don't need.

Whats the deal? How do I get around this?

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: Bear76 on August 20, 2013, 03:11:50 PM: Are you doing it as Administrator?
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: smoe on August 20, 2013, 03:27:34 PM: If the computer has the demonstration Operating System you may need to contact the seller. I know Best Buy will re-image a computer's OS with a standard non-demo (not for store display), I believe they charge extra for this option.
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on August 20, 2013, 04:08:24 PM: Quote from: Lazerr on August 20, 2013, 03:05:18 PM
Well.. I bought the computer, set it up, and it is telling me I do not have the privs to delete things like McAffe antivirus, and other programs that are using up resources that I don't need.

Whats the deal? How do I get around this?

Thanks in advance!

You don't just delete an antivirus. You must uninstall it from the control panel.
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: uptown on August 20, 2013, 05:21:23 PM: Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on August 20, 2013, 04:08:24 PM
You don't just delete an antivirus. You must uninstall it from the control panel.
And in some cases....Norton for example, you have to go to their site and download their uninstall tool before you can totally get rid of it. And then I'm not sure if it's 100% wiped out. :rolleyes:

A real pain in the arse :old:
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: homersipes on August 20, 2013, 07:35:09 PM: mcafee you also need the "unistall tool" from the website :old:
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: Scherf on August 20, 2013, 07:45:08 PM: "Are you sure you want the un-install tool?""
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on August 21, 2013, 04:31:16 AM: Quote from: uptown on August 20, 2013, 05:21:23 PM
And in some cases....Norton for example, you have to go to their site and download their uninstall tool before you can totally get rid of it. And then I'm not sure if it's 100% wiped out. :rolleyes:

A real pain in the arse :old:

When you have Norton, you don't need to get viruses anymore. Your system is already porked. :x
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: zack1234 on August 21, 2013, 05:35:25 AM: :rofl....

:cry
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: uptown on August 21, 2013, 08:53:21 AM: Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on August 21, 2013, 04:31:16 AM
When you have Norton, you don't need to get viruses anymore. Your system is already porked. :x
boy ain't that the truth. :(
Title: Re: Deleting Files From Windows 7
Post by: Bizman on August 21, 2013, 11:25:15 AM: The free version of Revo Uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html) will remove programs whose uninstaller doesn't work for some reason.