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Another question – re:registry – dos – McAfee remnants……
Since I was having so much trouble getting anything done in DOS,
I decided to try “regedit” in the Run box, and sure enough, there was the registry.
I didn’t do anything but look around, but, I found a McAfee folder listed there.
Would I be able to delete the folder safely in Windows rather than having to go to DOS?????
If so, exactly what do I have to do (obviously I’m too chicken to experiment)
Hope this isn’t getting too long-drawn out, and thanks for the help.

OK, the McAfee story:
It came with the Dell computer in 2000, along with Win98SE. The problem started when I could never get a connection
to update McAfee…..tried many times – it just never would connect. So, I THOUGHT I had uninstalled it, and got a new and
different AntiVirus program.
Things were “normal” for the next year or so, then out of the blue, McAfee screens started popping up when I downloaded
something (pictures, small programs, etc.). It was at this point I wrote to McAfee to find out why I couldn’t get rid of the
remnants of McAfee. They sent me the instructions, and when they wouldn’t do what they said………….several tries………
I wrote to you guys.
In the meantime, I have used FIND, then deleted whatever McAfee stuff showed up, including a vshwin.exe file.
What bothers me is, I think I did all this same stuff (except for the DOS attempt- with the registry) before……then, it came back
like a ghost. It’s gone for a year, then, out of nowhere, it’s back. That’s where we are now.
One other note: I do a lot of graphics, and when the computer get “loaded” with bmps, it starts acting up. Could this
cause some of the other stuff? I usually unload the BMPs onto a CD – that seems to help matters. Just a clue.

It’s me again-
I backed up the registry and followed instructions from McAfee (I was trying to get rid of the remnants of their Virus program)
Nothing they told me works, and now, going directly into DOS gets me nothing but
“bad command or something”
Here’s what they told me to enter:
Go to Dos
type cd
CD C:WINDOWSSYSTEM
MsiExec.exe/X{E4DC62CE-5F95-11D6-B254-00C04FF4B435}
exit
If the operation is successful, you will have to restart your computer……………….
I have never made it that far in about 7 or 8 tries so far.
Any ideas (other than write to McAfee again? – I’ve already done that, and am waiting……..)