En-mass uninstall.

[boomam]

BTW sophos also have a tool to run that will wipe av off your pc.

Give that a try if your having problems.

 

Do you have a link? As ive looked on the Sophos website and cant find anything?

 

Thanks. .

[tosh74]

c:\program files\network associates\virusscan\csscan /UninstallMAS

 

c:\windows\system32\MsiExec.exe /I{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet /norestart

 

 

 

The batch file is failing because line 1 needs to be in quotes (the path has spaces in it)

 

Change line 1 so that it now reads

"c:\program files\network associates\virusscan\csscan.exe" /UninstallMAS

 

Try running line 2 from Start/Run to check that it does remove Mcafee

Edited March 3, 2008 by tosh74

[boomam]

Ive modified the batch file as you said and its odd, because nothing appears to happen.

The first bit errors (because my test system doesnt have the anti-spyware on), and the second bit skips a few lines, then goes back to the command prompt.

If i check task manager, msiexec is running, but McAfee is still open?

 

If i restart, McAfee remains on the system? .

[tosh74]

try

c:\windows\system32\MsiExec.exe /X{5DF3D1BB-894E-4DCD-8275-159AC9829B43} /quiet /norestart

 

Instead (change /I for /X)

 

Looks to me that /I will run a wizard that will ask you modify/remove or repair the current install and because we are using the /quiet switch it's just not showing these options. the /X switch (in combination with the quiet switch) should remove the app without any user interaction. My apologies for the confusion

Edited March 3, 2008 by tosh74

[boomam]

Odd.

It still doesnt work.

 

Is the string different on each machine?

[boomam]

Its different on the one in my VM.

Maybe thats because i installed that off a McAfee download, and the rest were most likely from a CD that the old techys used?

 

Got both scripts in the file now though, appears to work fine.

 

Is it likely to be different on each machine though?

[tosh74]

Its different on the one in my VM.

Maybe thats because i installed that off a McAfee download, and the rest were most likely from a CD that the old techys used?

 

Got both scripts in the file now though, appears to work fine.

 

Is it likely to be different on each machine though?

 

No the GUID should be the same on all your machines providing they were all installed with the cd.