Guest Jo-Anne Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure is this: McAfee (folder) Shared (folder) dunzip32.dll mccomctl.dll mccomctl.inf mghtml.exe mghtml.inf VSO (folder) Res09 (folder) Thank you! Jo-Anne
Guest BillW50 Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: > I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some > McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, > and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it > therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure > is this: > McAfee (folder) > Shared (folder) > dunzip32.dll > mccomctl.dll > mccomctl.inf > mghtml.exe > mghtml.inf > VSO (folder) > Res09 (folder) > > Thank you! What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to something like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means some files are in use. And that is another problem. But if that works, reboot sometime and see if Windows complains. If nothing bad happens... I would give it a few days or weeks to tell for sure, then go ahead and delete it. -- Bill Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)
Guest Jo-Anne Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files Thank you, Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I did something like it a while back with some stray WordPerfect files. I'll give it a try. Jo-Anne "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message news:u20eXqa$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, > Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: >> I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some >> McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, >> and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it >> therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure >> is this: >> McAfee (folder) >> Shared (folder) >> dunzip32.dll >> mccomctl.dll >> mccomctl.inf >> mghtml.exe >> mghtml.inf >> VSO (folder) >> Res09 (folder) >> >> Thank you! > > What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to something > like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means some files are in > use. And that is another problem. But if that works, reboot sometime and > see if Windows complains. If nothing bad happens... I would give it a few > days or weeks to tell for sure, then go ahead and delete it. > > -- > Bill > Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) > MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB > Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) > Intel® 910GML (64MB shared) >
Guest Big_Al Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files Jo-Anne wrote: > Thank you, Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I did something like it a > while back with some stray WordPerfect files. I'll give it a try. > > Jo-Anne > > "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message > news:u20eXqa$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, >> Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: >>> I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some >>> McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, >>> and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it >>> therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure >>> is this: >>> McAfee (folder) >>> Shared (folder) >>> dunzip32.dll >>> mccomctl.dll >>> mccomctl.inf >>> mghtml.exe >>> mghtml.inf >>> VSO (folder) >>> Res09 (folder) >>> >>> Thank you! >> What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to something >> like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means some files are in >> use. And that is another problem. But if that works, reboot sometime and >> see if Windows complains. If nothing bad happens... I would give it a few >> days or weeks to tell for sure, then go ahead and delete it. >> >> -- >> Bill >> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) >> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB >> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) >> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared) >> > > Not sure what you are doing for backup, but Acronis True Image Home, and Norton Ghost seem to be front runners. The point being, if you imaged your drive, and then removed stuff like this, you could always restore the whole drive. Its better than the system restore in one way, that it handles your apps as well. Just FYI.
Guest Jo-Anne Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files Thank you, Al! I do use Acronis True Image, and I think it'll restore OK (I read on the Acronis forum about the problems some people have restoring)--but I'm hoping I won't have to restore (vain hope, I'm sure; it's bound to happen sometime). Jo-Anne "Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message news:%23cw9Bhb$IHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Jo-Anne wrote: >> Thank you, Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I did something like it >> a while back with some stray WordPerfect files. I'll give it a try. >> >> Jo-Anne >> >> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message >> news:u20eXqa$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, >>> Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: >>>> I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some >>>> McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, >>>> and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it >>>> therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure >>>> is this: >>>> McAfee (folder) >>>> Shared (folder) >>>> dunzip32.dll >>>> mccomctl.dll >>>> mccomctl.inf >>>> mghtml.exe >>>> mghtml.inf >>>> VSO (folder) >>>> Res09 (folder) >>>> >>>> Thank you! >>> What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to something >>> like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means some files are in >>> use. And that is another problem. But if that works, reboot sometime and >>> see if Windows complains. If nothing bad happens... I would give it a >>> few days or weeks to tell for sure, then go ahead and delete it. >>> >>> -- >>> Bill >>> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) >>> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB >>> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) >>> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared) >>> >> >> > > Not sure what you are doing for backup, but Acronis True Image Home, and > Norton Ghost seem to be front runners. The point being, if you imaged > your drive, and then removed stuff like this, you could always restore the > whole drive. Its better than the system restore in one way, that it > handles your apps as well. > > Just FYI.
Guest Jo-Anne Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files Well, I just tried to rename the folder and got the "access denied" error message. I right-clicked on the folder, and its attribute was read-only. I unchecked that box, clicked Apply, was asked if I wanted the change to apply to subfolders and files, said yes, clicked OK til done--and still can't rename the folder. Each time I try, the read-only attribute is checked again. Any suggestions? Thank you! Jo-Anne "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message news:OSBT3Yb$IHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Thank you, Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I did something like it a > while back with some stray WordPerfect files. I'll give it a try. > > Jo-Anne > > "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message > news:u20eXqa$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, >> Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: >>> I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some >>> McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, >>> and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it >>> therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure >>> is this: >>> McAfee (folder) >>> Shared (folder) >>> dunzip32.dll >>> mccomctl.dll >>> mccomctl.inf >>> mghtml.exe >>> mghtml.inf >>> VSO (folder) >>> Res09 (folder) >>> >>> Thank you! >> >> What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to something >> like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means some files are in >> use. And that is another problem. But if that works, reboot sometime and >> see if Windows complains. If nothing bad happens... I would give it a few >> days or weeks to tell for sure, then go ahead and delete it. >> >> -- >> Bill >> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) >> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB >> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) >> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared) >> > >
Guest Smirnoff Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files Download and run MCPR (McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool). It will remove all McAfee products. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/McAfee-Consumer-Product-Removal-Tool.shtml "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message news:O#QbT4b$IHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Well, I just tried to rename the folder and got the "access denied" > error message. I right-clicked on the folder, and its attribute was > read-only. I unchecked that box, clicked Apply, was asked if I wanted > the change to apply to subfolders and files, said yes, clicked OK til > done--and still can't rename the folder. Each time I try, the > read-only attribute is checked again. > > Any suggestions? > > Thank you! > > Jo-Anne > > "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message > news:OSBT3Yb$IHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Thank you, Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I did something like >> it a while back with some stray WordPerfect files. I'll give it a >> try. >> >> Jo-Anne >> >> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message >> news:u20eXqa$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, >>> Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: >>>> I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some >>>> McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, >>>> and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it >>>> therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure >>>> is this: >>>> McAfee (folder) >>>> Shared (folder) >>>> dunzip32.dll >>>> mccomctl.dll >>>> mccomctl.inf >>>> mghtml.exe >>>> mghtml.inf >>>> VSO (folder) >>>> Res09 (folder) >>>> >>>> Thank you! >>> >>> What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to >>> something like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means some >>> files are in use. And that is another problem. But if that works, >>> reboot sometime and see if Windows complains. If nothing bad >>> happens... I would give it a few days or weeks to tell for sure, >>> then go ahead and delete it. >>> >>> -- >>> Bill >>> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) >>> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB >>> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) >>> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared) >>> >> >> > >
Guest BillW50 Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files In news:O%23QbT4b$IHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl, Jo-Anne <naples@tbcnet.com> typed: > Well, I just tried to rename the folder and got the "access denied" > error message. I right-clicked on the folder, and its attribute was > read-only. I unchecked that box, clicked Apply, was asked if I wanted > the change to apply to subfolders and files, said yes, clicked OK til > done--and still can't rename the folder. Each time I try, the > read-only attribute is checked again. > > Any suggestions? > > Thank you! > > Jo-Anne In news:l5adnZ93Pvz4Rj7VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@bt.com, Smirnoff <someone@nospam.invalid> typed: > Download and run MCPR (McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool). > > It will remove all McAfee products. > > http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/McAfee-Consumer-Product-Removal-Tool.shtml Yes follow Smirnoff suggestions. I was afraid that folder was going to do that. -- Bill Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)
Guest Jo-Anne Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files Thank you, Smirnoff! One more question, though. I bought my computer in 2003, and Properties shows that the folders and files were created in April of that year. The tool says "Will remove all 2005, 2006, and 2007 versions of McAfee consumer products." Do you think it's worth a try anyway? (Or more importantly, could it do any harm?) Jo-Anne "Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:l5adnZ93Pvz4Rj7VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@bt.com... > Download and run MCPR (McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool). > > It will remove all McAfee products. > > http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/McAfee-Consumer-Product-Removal-Tool.shtml > > > "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message > news:O#QbT4b$IHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Well, I just tried to rename the folder and got the "access denied" error >> message. I right-clicked on the folder, and its attribute was read-only. >> I unchecked that box, clicked Apply, was asked if I wanted the change to >> apply to subfolders and files, said yes, clicked OK til done--and still >> can't rename the folder. Each time I try, the read-only attribute is >> checked again. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> Thank you! >> >> Jo-Anne >> >> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message >> news:OSBT3Yb$IHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Thank you, Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I did something like it >>> a while back with some stray WordPerfect files. I'll give it a try. >>> >>> Jo-Anne >>> >>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message >>> news:u20eXqa$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>> In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, >>>> Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: >>>>> I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some >>>>> McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, >>>>> and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it >>>>> therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure >>>>> is this: >>>>> McAfee (folder) >>>>> Shared (folder) >>>>> dunzip32.dll >>>>> mccomctl.dll >>>>> mccomctl.inf >>>>> mghtml.exe >>>>> mghtml.inf >>>>> VSO (folder) >>>>> Res09 (folder) >>>>> >>>>> Thank you! >>>> >>>> What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to something >>>> like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means some files are in >>>> use. And that is another problem. But if that works, reboot sometime >>>> and see if Windows complains. If nothing bad happens... I would give it >>>> a few days or weeks to tell for sure, then go ahead and delete it. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Bill >>>> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) >>>> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB >>>> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) >>>> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared) >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >
Guest Smirnoff Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files Just noticed that myself. I wouldn't think it would do any harm though. The version is 2.0.155.1 so, presumably, there are earlier versions. "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message news:#vBXPpi$IHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Thank you, Smirnoff! One more question, though. I bought my computer > in 2003, and Properties shows that the folders and files were created > in April of that year. The tool says "Will remove all 2005, 2006, and > 2007 versions of McAfee consumer products." Do you think it's worth a > try anyway? (Or more importantly, could it do any harm?) > > Jo-Anne > > "Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message > news:l5adnZ93Pvz4Rj7VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@bt.com... >> Download and run MCPR (McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool). >> >> It will remove all McAfee products. >> >> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/McAfee-Consumer-Product-Removal-Tool.shtml >> >> >> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message >> news:O#QbT4b$IHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Well, I just tried to rename the folder and got the "access denied" >>> error message. I right-clicked on the folder, and its attribute was >>> read-only. I unchecked that box, clicked Apply, was asked if I >>> wanted the change to apply to subfolders and files, said yes, >>> clicked OK til done--and still can't rename the folder. Each time I >>> try, the read-only attribute is checked again. >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Jo-Anne >>> >>> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message >>> news:OSBT3Yb$IHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> Thank you, Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I did something >>>> like it a while back with some stray WordPerfect files. I'll give >>>> it a try. >>>> >>>> Jo-Anne >>>> >>>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message >>>> news:u20eXqa$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>>> In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, >>>>> Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: >>>>>> I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some >>>>>> McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used >>>>>> McAfee, >>>>>> and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is >>>>>> it >>>>>> therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The >>>>>> structure >>>>>> is this: >>>>>> McAfee (folder) >>>>>> Shared (folder) >>>>>> dunzip32.dll >>>>>> mccomctl.dll >>>>>> mccomctl.inf >>>>>> mghtml.exe >>>>>> mghtml.inf >>>>>> VSO (folder) >>>>>> Res09 (folder) >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you! >>>>> >>>>> What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to >>>>> something like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means >>>>> some files are in use. And that is another problem. But if that >>>>> works, reboot sometime and see if Windows complains. If nothing >>>>> bad happens... I would give it a few days or weeks to tell for >>>>> sure, then go ahead and delete it. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Bill >>>>> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) >>>>> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB >>>>> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) >>>>> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared) >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
Guest Jo-Anne Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 Re: deleting unused software files Thank you again! When I get past my nervousness, I'll give it a try and will report back. Jo-Anne "Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:lomdnQhZXowJ6TnVRVnyvwA@bt.com... > Just noticed that myself. I wouldn't think it would do any harm though. > > The version is 2.0.155.1 so, presumably, there are earlier versions. > > > "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message > news:#vBXPpi$IHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Thank you, Smirnoff! One more question, though. I bought my computer in >> 2003, and Properties shows that the folders and files were created in >> April of that year. The tool says "Will remove all 2005, 2006, and 2007 >> versions of McAfee consumer products." Do you think it's worth a try >> anyway? (Or more importantly, could it do any harm?) >> >> Jo-Anne >> >> "Smirnoff" <someone@nospam.invalid> wrote in message >> news:l5adnZ93Pvz4Rj7VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@bt.com... >>> Download and run MCPR (McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool). >>> >>> It will remove all McAfee products. >>> >>> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/McAfee-Consumer-Product-Removal-Tool.shtml >>> >>> >>> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message >>> news:O#QbT4b$IHA.792@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Well, I just tried to rename the folder and got the "access denied" >>>> error message. I right-clicked on the folder, and its attribute was >>>> read-only. I unchecked that box, clicked Apply, was asked if I wanted >>>> the change to apply to subfolders and files, said yes, clicked OK til >>>> done--and still can't rename the folder. Each time I try, the read-only >>>> attribute is checked again. >>>> >>>> Any suggestions? >>>> >>>> Thank you! >>>> >>>> Jo-Anne >>>> >>>> "Jo-Anne" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message >>>> news:OSBT3Yb$IHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>> Thank you, Bill! That makes perfect sense to me. I did something like >>>>> it a while back with some stray WordPerfect files. I'll give it a try. >>>>> >>>>> Jo-Anne >>>>> >>>>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message >>>>> news:u20eXqa$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>>>> In news:OvwUiOa$IHA.528@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, >>>>>> Jo-Anne typed on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:21:07 -0500: >>>>>>> I'm doing cleanup on my old computer (XP SP3) and discovered some >>>>>>> McAfee folders and files in Program Files. I've never used McAfee, >>>>>>> and there's no McAfee program listed in Add/Remove Programs. Is it >>>>>>> therefore safe to delete the folders and their files? The structure >>>>>>> is this: >>>>>>> McAfee (folder) >>>>>>> Shared (folder) >>>>>>> dunzip32.dll >>>>>>> mccomctl.dll >>>>>>> mccomctl.inf >>>>>>> mghtml.exe >>>>>>> mghtml.inf >>>>>>> VSO (folder) >>>>>>> Res09 (folder) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you! >>>>>> >>>>>> What I do in cases like this is to just rename that folder to >>>>>> something like "McAfee-Remove". If it won't let you, that means some >>>>>> files are in use. And that is another problem. But if that works, >>>>>> reboot sometime and see if Windows complains. If nothing bad >>>>>> happens... I would give it a few days or weeks to tell for sure, then >>>>>> go ahead and delete it. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Bill >>>>>> Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) >>>>>> MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB >>>>>> Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) >>>>>> Intel® 910GML (64MB shared) >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
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