Running the McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool (MCPR.exe) removes all 2005 - 2012 versions of McAfee consumer products. IMPORTANT: If your McAfee products were preinstalled by the manufacturer of your computer, ensure that you activate your McAfee subscription before uninstalling. Reinstalling from a CD or download only installs your McAfee consumer applications, but might not recover your paid subscription term information. Step 1 - Uninstall your McAfee consumer products using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-click Add or Remove Programs. Select the McAfee SecurityCenter product. Click Remove and follow the steps provided. Windows Vista \ 7 Click Start, Search, type Programs and Features, and click Go. Double-click Programs and Features. Select the McAfee SecurityCenter product. Click Uninstall and follow the steps provided. Step 2 - Download and run MCPR.exe Download the removal tool from Click Save and save the file to a folder on your computer. Navigate to the folder where the file was saved. Make sure all McAfee windows are closed. Double-click MCPR.exe to run the removal tool. Restart your computer after receiving the message CleanUp Successful. Your McAfee product will not be fully removed until the system is restarted.