Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. The Symantec Connect community allows customers and users of Symantec to network and learn more about creative and innovative ways to. This document describes how to remove the Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 client from Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 2008 based operating systems, both x86 (32 bit) and x64 (64 bit), manually. Upon completion of this manual uninstallation, the computer must be restarted one final time, in addition to any steps which require a restart. Usually, you have to contact Symantec to get a link for this. It would be the business side and not the retail version. I may have to refer you to the business Forum. You need to manually remove the Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 client from computers on Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 2008 operating systems (32-bit or 64-bit). Note: After you complete all steps, you must restart the computer one final time, in addition to any individual steps that require a restart.
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This document describes how to remove the Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 client from Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 2008 based operating systems, both x86 (32 bit) and x64 (64 bit), manually. Upon completion of this manual uninstallation, the computer must be restarted one final time, in addition to any steps which require a restart.
11 Steps totalStep 1: Warning
The manual removal steps outlined below can disable any other Symantec products that are installed on the computer. It is recommended that all Symantec products be uninstalled by using Add or Remove Programs before starting this process. Manual uninstall via file removal and registry manipulation should only be attempted as a last resort after first running traditional removal through Add or Remove Programs, and if that does not work, by using CleanWipe.
Not all files, folders, registry keys, or registry values may be present. If an entry does not exist, move on to the next one.
Step 2: Log on as Administrator, Back up the Windows registry
Manual removal of Symantec Endpoint Protection must be done from the Administrator account. Before you begin this procedure, back up the Windows registry.
Step 3: To allow Symantec Endpoint Protection services to be configured
1.) Right-click the Symantec Endpoint Protection icon in the lower right corner of the screen, and click Open Symantec Endpoint Protection.
2.) In the left pane, click Change Settings. 3.) In the right pane, click Client Management > Configure Settings. 4.) On the Tamper Protection tab, uncheck Protect Symantec security software from being tampered with or shut down. 5.) Click OK. 6.) Close Symantec Endpoint Protection. Step 4: To stop Symantec Endpoint Protection
1.) Click Start > Run.
2.) Type msconfig, and click OK. 3.) On the Services tab, uncheck the following (not all may be present): 4.) Symantec Management Client 5.) Symantec Network Access Control 6.) Symantec Endpoint Protection 7.) Click OK. 8.) Click Start > Run. 9.) Type regedit and click OK. 10.) Navigate to the following key: 11.) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSepMasterService 12.) Change the Start value to 4. 13.) Repeat step 8 for the following keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSmcService HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSNAC Restart the computer. After you restart the computer, a message appears. Check the box and click OK. Step 5: Remove the Teefer driver (may not be present):
Click Start > Run.
Type regedit, and click OK. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlNetwork{4D36E974-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} Find the keys that have a value of ComponentId that is set to symc_teefer2, and update the value of Characteristics to 40000. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlNetwork Delete the value Config. Exit the Windows Registry Editor. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network Connections. Click a connection. In the dialog, click Properties. Select Teefer Driver, and click Uninstall. Repeat these steps for each Network Connection. Restart the computer. Step 6: To remove Symantec Endpoint Protection from the registry
Click Start > Run.
Type regedit, and click OK. In the Windows registry editor, in the left pane, delete the following keys if they are present. If one is not present, proceed to the next one.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareSymantecSymantec Endpoint Protection
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesBHDrvx86 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesIDSVix86 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesNAVENG HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesNAVEX15 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSepMasterService HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSmcService HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSNAC HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSnacNp HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSRTSP HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSRTSPX HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSyDvCtrl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSymDS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSymEFA HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSymEvent HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSymIRON HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSYMNETS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSysPlant HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesTeefer2
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE, and delete the following keys if they are present:
MicrosoftSecurity CenterMonitoringSymantecAntiVirus
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp PathsSmc.exe MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionControls FolderDisplayshellexPropertySheetHandlersLDVP Shell Extensions MicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogonNotifySEP SymantecSymantec Endpoint Protection MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallSevInst
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESymantecInstalledApps, and delete the value SAVCE.
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432node, and delete the following keys if they are present:
MicrosoftSecurity CenterMonitoringSymantecAntiVirus
MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp PathsSmc.exe MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionControls FolderDisplayshellexPropertySheetHandlersLDVP Shell Extensions MicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogonNotifySEP SymantecSymantec Endpoint Protection MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallSevInst
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432nodeSymantecInstalledApps, and delete the value SAVCE.
Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, and delete the following keys if they are present:
*ShellexContextMenuHandlersLDVPMenu
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Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses, and delete the keys listed in step 8.
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesWow6432Node, and delete the keys listed in step 8. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432nodeClasses, and delete the keys listed in step 8. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall, and click the Uninstall registry key to select it. On the Edit menu, click Find. Type symantec, and click Find Next. Look for any values that appear in the right pane that includes the word Symantec, in a key that is still in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall. If the key that is selected is still in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall, delete the key (in the left pane) â it will be an 24 letter/number alphanumeric âGUIDâ surrounded by {} brackets. Repeat the search. If the key that is selected is not in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall, continue to the next step. Remove any values with 'Symantec' in the path from the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSharedDlls
Use Edit > Find to search for any instances of the following strings, and delete any registry values that contain them or have the string as the name:
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VpShellEx VpshellRes Step 7: To find and remove the product GUID
In the Windows registry editor, go to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUserDataS-1-5-18Products
Click Products to highlight it. On the Edit menu, click Find. Type Symantec Endpoint Protection. Click Find Next. A value appears in the right pane that includes the words Symantec Endpoint Protection, in a key named 'InstallProperties'. The 'InstallProperties' key resides within another key whose name is a hexadecimal string. This hexadecimal string is the product GUID. Use Edit > Find to search for any instances of the product GUID, and delete any registry values that contain it or have the string as the name. Step 8: To restore default Windows network settings
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesNetworkProviderHwOrder.
Edit the ProviderOrder value to take out SnacNp from the list. Repeat step 2 for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesNetworkProviderOrder. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesRasManPPPEAP. In the 13 key, delete the following values: ConfigUIPath IdentityPath InteractiveUIPath Path Rename the ConfigUIPathBackup, IdentityPathBackup, InteractiveUIPathBackup, and PathBackup values to ConfigUIPath, IdentityPath, InteractiveUIPath, and Path respectively. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the 25, 26, and 4 keys. Delete the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesRasManPPPEAP88. Step 9: To remove Symantec Endpoint Protection files and folders
Restart the computer into Safe Mode. To enter Safe Mode on Windows Vista and Windows 7, read the Microsoft article Start your computer in safe mode.
In Safe Mode, log on as the Administrator account. Delete the following files and folders. If a file or folder is not present, proceed to the next one. C:Program Files (x86)SymantecSymantec Endpoint Protection If you installed Symantec Endpoint Protection in a different folder, delete that folder instead. C:UsersAll UsersMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsSymantec Endpoint Protection C:UsersAll UsersSymantec C:ProgramDataSymantec C:WindowsSystem32driversSEP Go to %systemdrive%System Volume Information. Right-click EfaData, click Properties, and uncheck Read-only. Delete EfaData. Delete the following driver files in both C:WindowsSystem32drivers and C:WindowsSysWOW64drivers. In all cases delete the files with the extensions .sys, .cat, and .inf with the following prefixes: SEP SYMEVENT SysPlant Teefer WGX Delete the following driver files in both C:WindowsSystem32 and C:WindowsSysWOW64: FwsVpn.dll SysFer.dll snacnp.dll SysFerThunk.dll SymVPN.dll Go to C:WindowsInstaller. For each file in C:WindowsInstaller, right-click the file and click Properties. On the Summary tab, check to see whether the file was created by Symantec. If it was, delete the file. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for every file in the folder. Step 10: To remove the Teefer driver
Click Start > Search, type cmd, and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to start a command prompt with Administrator privileges.
Type pnputil -e to list the Symantec drivers in the driver store. Type pnputil -f -d oem.inf to remove Symantec drivers from driver store, where is a number corresponding to one of the Symantec drivers listed in the previous step. Type exit to close the command prompt. In the Windows registry editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}. Delete any keys that have a value of ComponentId that is set to symc_teefer2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlDeviceClasses{ad498944-762f-11d0-8dcb-00c04fc3358c}. Delete any keys that have a name containing SYMC_TEEFERMP. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlDeviceClasses{cac88424-7515-4c03-82e6-71a87abac361}. Delete any keys that have a name containing SYMC_TEEFERMP. Close the Windows Registry Editor. In the Device Manager (devmgmt.msc), go to Network Adapters, and delete all entries with 'teefer' in them. Delete any network adapters to which teefer was attached. This causes the adapters to be reinstalled. This step must be done in order for there to be network connectivity after you restart the computer. Restart the computer into normal mode.
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Step 11: Restart the computer
You must restart the computer again in order to ensure that all changes have been made.
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An old friend contacted me today and asked me to help him to remove a virus infection on his desktop. I checked his computer and there is an enterprise version of antivirus called Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) installed but there were no Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager which acts as a server to manage the SEP clients on the network. It is possible that the Symantec Endpoint Protection is installed as an unmanaged client but the virus definition hasnât been updated for a very long time and I couldnât manually update the signature from the LiveUpdate program. I may as well uninstall the Symantec Endpoint Protection since it couldnât update the virus definition to detect the latest virus and replace it with a free antivirus such as Avira, Avast, AVG or Microsoft Security Essentials.
I went to Control Panel and ran the Programs and Features shortcut icon. Found Symantec Endpoint Protection and I clicked on the Remove button. The progress bar ran for a while and a dialog box pop out saying âPlease enter the uninstall passwordâ.
I asked my friend and he donât know the password. The Norton Removal Tool only works on home products but not for enterprise products. It is not possible for me to install any other type of antivirus if i do not remove the Symantec Endpoint Protection client first. Even if I could, it is still not advisable to be running two different antivirus at the same time which can cause conflict and slow down of the system.
After research, I found out how to remove the password so that I can uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection. The first step that you should do is try a few possible password. Some of the most common password being used for Symantec Endpoint Protection are:
If none of the password above worked for you, continue reading and weâll show you step by step on how to clear the password by simply deleting a registry key. The registry key is protected from modification by Symantec Endpoint Protection. In order to delete the registry key, you will need to stop the Symantec Endpoint Protection service first.
1. Click the Start button, type cmd in the Search programs and files bar, hold Ctrl+Shift and press Enter. Click the Yes button on the User Account Control window.
2. Type start smc -stop in the command prompt and press Enter.
3. Download this registry file and run it (SmcInstData.reg) on your computer to remove the password. You can now proceed to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection. Alternatively, you can also manually delete the registry key by following the instructions below if you do not want to use the registry file that weâve created for your convenience.
3a. Again click the Start button, this time type regedit and press Enter.
3b. Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESymantecSymantec Endpoint ProtectionSMC
3c. Look for âSmcInstDataâ at the right pane, right click on it and select Delete. Click Yes to confirm the registry key deletion.
You can now uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection without being prompted to enter a password. If for some reason youâre unable to successfully stop the Symantec Endpoint Protection service from step 2, please follow the instructions below for an alternative method in stopping the service.
1. Download this registry file (SepMasterService.reg) to your computer.
2. Boot the computer into Safe Mode.
3. Run the SepMasterService.reg file that youâve downloaded from step 1 by double clicking on it.
4. Restart your computer and uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection from Control Panel. You will not be prompted to enter a password.
Basically the SepMasterService.reg file changes the startup type of the SepMasterService service from Automatic to Manual. If you are familiar with modifying the Windows registry, you can manually do it yourself by changing the Start registry key value data from 2 to 3 at the path below:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001servicesSepMasterService
Once youâve successfully removed Symantec Endpoint Protection, here are some of our recommendations to the best antivirus to keep your computer safe from malware.
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i tried to delete it but it says âunable to delete all specified valuesâ
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GuestNow1 month ago
this got it solved Reply
symantec.com/connect/blogs/remove-smc-password-without-applying-policy-server
Try suggestion of Users > TryThisOne & Loco â thumbs up! thanks for the genuine help*it did work!!!
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Manjunath S M6 months ago
I have successfully stopped SEP 14 service by following methods. Reply
1. Restart your machine in safe mode (Use can use âmsconfigâ command) 2. Press windows R, type âregeditâ and hit enter 3. Navigate to SEP registry and change âSepMasterServiceâ registry and âSNACâ registry values to 4 4. Click âOKâ 5. Restart your machine in safe mode. 6. Your SEP will be disabled!!!!!!!!!!
Does it affects the client pc by enabling the pendrive mode after that how block the pendrive mode
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Adi9 months ago
Hello all! Reply
I have the same issue, I tried all the above options without success. Apparently Windows 10 blocked or disabled or whatever (I really donât understand much about software and computers in general) the Symantec Endpoint Protection and now I canât get rid of it!! Please, does anyone have any idea what I can do? Thanks!
Hi Team,
When I run âSepMasterService.regâ it says cannot import error.
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Steve2 years ago
So hereâs what happened to me. I tried all the steps above and none worked. Reply
So I did these to me it work; 1. Do step 2 in SAFE MODE 2. Delete the SmcIncData in SAFE MODE (Because it failed in Normal Mode) 3. Restart 4. Uninstall Symantec from Control Panel
Hi Steve! Reply
I did what you said â deleted the SmcInsData in safe mode, but when I restart the computer the file is still there! and I canât uninstall⦠Do you know why? What can I do?
mar3 months ago
It works, Thanks.
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How I did it â modified version from TryThisOne
1. Boot into safe-mode with networking
2. Run this in elevated command prompt: REG ADD âHKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSafeBootNetworkMSIServerâ /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D âServiceâ 3. run net start msiserver 4. Open task manager and end process on any ccSvcHst.exe processes. Takes a few times to kill it off. 5. Search registry from hklmsoftware for SmcInstData and delete it 6. Uninstall SEP.
Thanks TryThisOne as all the other methods here didnât work for me but your did.
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Ehab Asfour2 years ago
Easiest way is to disable all Symantec Antivirus Corporate edition services, reboot the server/PC, uninstall SAV. Thatâs all. you wonât see the password prompt.
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Hi
I didnot have SAV, but had only SEP 12 with password ). Laptop from corporation.
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TryThisOne2 years ago
And it is not possible to stop services without password
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When i type âstart smc -stopâ it again asks for a password. This article of yours gave me a ray of hope to get rid of this shitty protection software, but now i need a password to stop it. What else can be done?
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TryThisOne2 years ago
Hi,
try this â it helped me after dozens of tries: Reply
1. Boot into Safe Mode (only), 2. Create the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSafeBootMinimalmsiserver (If you also want it available in Safe Mode w/ Networking, add the âmsiserverâ key under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSafeBootNetwork key found here as well) 3. Edit the â(Default)â value in the new âmsiserverâ registry key, and enter âServiceâ in the âValue Dataâ box. Click OK, and close the registry editor. 4. Reboot back into Safe Mode, and the Windows Installer service should now run and allow you to add or remove programs in Safe Mode. 5. Download Process Explorer and Kill process tree C:Program Files (x86)SymantecSymantec Endpoint Protection12.1BinccSvcHst.exe â you should kill it several times â till it disappear. 6. Click the Start button, type cmd in the Search programs and files bar, hold Ctrl+Shift and press Enter. Click the Yes button on the User Account Control window. 7. Type start smc -stop in the command prompt and press Enter 8. Change the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESymantecSymantec Endpoint ProtectionSMCsmc_exit_test from 1 to 0 prior to stopping the service and delete the SmcInstData key located under HKLMSOFTWARESymantecSymantec Endpoint ProtectionSMC 9. Finally, Start the Symantec Endpoint Protection uninstall in usual way
Many thanks
Your SmcInstData.reg registry fix did the trick, after much struggling with Symantec suggestions for manual uninstallâ¦
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Farzad3 years ago
thank man :) Reply
with âsymantecâ B)
Thanks, it works but iâve removed the SmcInstData from this key: Reply
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeSymantecSymantec Endpoint ProtectionSMC
Awe2 years ago
Great , it works to me also
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perfect solution
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Zeeshan4 years ago
Thanx Christopher B
I have tried all the above option. When i tried last option i.e. SepMasterService.reg the system prompted me for error of installation log missing.
I will be obliged if you can further guide please.
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Thanks Alot! this was the only solution I found to be working perfectly!
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Romas4 years ago
I tried all these options â no one helped. Helped only thing â CleanWipe utility from symantec. To download instalation package with this you must to know serial number of your antivirus. I do not know our corporate number so I found some on internet M0237691335.
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when i click to change value or delete the smcinstdata file it keeps saying the error âCannot edit SmcInstData: Error writing the valueâs new contents.â what do i do??? please help, i cant even download Norton that i have because it keeps saying ive got another norton product installed, then the uninstall password stops from uninstallation.
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ChristopherB4 years ago
If you open Symantec UI there is an option to allow making changes to symantec reg files. I had the same error and after i disabled the option i could change the binary key value of SmcIsntData
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Thanks alot ! The default was Symantec in my case!
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Sarwat4 years ago
Thanks a lot Reply
It works in save mode
worked man, thanks so much
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Vito4 years ago
thank a lot! pw âsymantecâ works fine! ;)
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Ditto thanks, Win 10 doesnât want symantec, and doing it on a sunday when no IT people around. Tired of Win7 since been using Win 10 since December on my personal notebook.
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Me4 years ago
Thats awesome â THANK YOU!!
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Worked. Thanks a lot. Reply
Best Wishes
padmakar pandey5 years ago
oh! you aRE GREATE YOUR GUESS WORKS Reply
THANKS A LOT
This worked for me, but I had to do it in Safe Mode. It wouldnât work in normal mode.
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Manish Bafna5 years ago
None worked.
the values in registry you asked to change were already to the desired values, still everytime I go to uninstall, pop-up asking for password appeared.
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good it works pwd = symantec
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Yassine5 years ago
The second method worked perfectly well. Reply
This tutorial should rank #1 on search engines, even better than the Symantec support website :)
none of the options did work at the first , but in safe mode second option did work .
Thanx for the help
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Hector6 years ago
Thank you so much!! it works perfect for me!
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Thanks buddy, it worked for me!!
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Erik7 years ago
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
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WORK GREAT THANKS
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oxman7 years ago
the password symantec. it works thanks
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so happy I found this page, thank you so much
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Ben8 years ago
Thanks, password was symantec.
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omg. thank you so much. i have been looking for an answer for over a week now. thank you so much.
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Rodge in Sweden8 years ago
Thanks man!
Had the exact same situation here!
Your password worked fine :)
Thanks for the help!
Rodge
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Oh, God, thanks a lot for that. Iâve been trying to get rid of that thing for several hours now. I bought the AVG Threat Labs (avgthreatlabs.com) that apparently can scan webpages before you actually access them , which is great for me, since I am an intense internet user, but because of Symantec I could not install it. It kept blocking me. Now my comp is finally free. Thank youuuuuuu
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vibin9 years ago
password is symantec :) enjoy
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It was solved for a number of computers, but one computer show âfatal errorâ and can not uninstall. Let me know that problem.
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Erica9 years ago
It worked like a charm!!!! Thank you
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U rock man!! It works
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ADT9 years ago
Frigginâ awesome. Thanks!
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yeahhhhhhhh it worked â¦â¦. thnkssss so much â¦.
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Nirjhar9 years ago
Thank you SO MUCH.
You literally saved my ass.
REPSECT.
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YAY! Thank you soo much. You saved me from having to ask my company!! YAY!!
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beth9 years ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I finally got that thing off my computer!
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It worked!! Thanks for the info. Iâve been looking online for several hours for a solution. I didnât want to pay for a program to remove a program. You saved me some $$$$. Thank you, thank you!
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mak9 years ago
it worksâ¦.! Reply
Thanksâ¦.!
thanksâ¦â¦â¦.
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helpful9 years ago
thanks, this helped me!
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thanx devâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦symantec is the password.
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sam9 years ago
Thanks a million â spent an absolute age on tech support website & phone â no help there at all. Much appreciated :)
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that did work.
thanks.
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fireyin9 years ago
Itâs work, thanks for your hekp
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you deserve applause dear. thanx a lot
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Keerthi9 years ago
This is very useful, let me time to do it
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That was clear and That was a great help. Key is correct.
Thanks a lot again.
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Calin9 years ago
very helpful; thanks !
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH :-)
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Bhupendra9 years ago
great job, thanx dear
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Very good
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Quiver099 years ago
Worked for me. Thank You
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Great Post, work Great
Thanks
Sammy Lo
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ast9 years ago
thanks a lot. I was facing this problem from long time. ur help allowed me to unistall symantec succesfully.
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thanks it worked to my reliefâ¦.thanks alot
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julia robert9 years ago
Thanks.it works for meâ¦
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Wow tht was simple thanks for the help!
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Dennis9 years ago
Thanks a bunch dear! Worked liked a charm indeed :)
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Hey I just bought a used computer with Symantec on it and I couldnât get it off but you totally fixed it thanks!
Riley
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R. J.10 years ago
Thank you very much! Worked perfectly (registry key was in the exact location you described).
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thanks a million, i waited forever on the hotline⦠and every tech support person on the phone told me the same thing, âthatâs not my department let me give you this number to tryâ
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Ol10 years ago
Perfect!
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it worked thanks a lot mate
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Lord Vader10 years ago
It was so simple, even a caveman could it. Thanks for the info â saved me big time!!!
Lord Vader
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Many Thanks!
Perfectly explained⦠and WORKS!
Best Regards, Reply
Xavi.
atul10 years ago
thanks a lot for solving my problem
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Thank you,itâs very good!!!
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Adam10 years ago
Worked a treat! Topman!
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thank u it works
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Rachel10 years ago
This helped so much! I went to a big university last year, but a year later now and I kept having the problem where I couldnât install my own anti-virus. Iâd looked so many times, but everything I found wanted me to download something, and I thought screw that! Thank you SO much!
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Awshum::. So0 glad I found this!
*~(^_^)~*
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Ikithme10 years ago
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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Thanks a lot brother! Reply
It worked for me as well!
nish10 years ago
hey it worked for me yaar
tanx a lot
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WORKED LIKE A TREAT, THANKS
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Mark10 years ago
Thank you :) Worked :D
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You are the best.
I was able to get rid of this old version, in the most simple way.
Works For meâ¦
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slayer3n10 years ago
Thanks, this really work :)
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Worked perfectly. Thank you!
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Anonymous10 years ago
i got an error message but what you told me to do worked fine. thanks!
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thanks a lotâ¦â¦â¦.it really workedâ¦â¦.hope u carry on such things in ur life!!!!!!!!
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Keith10 years ago
Thanks
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Does work âsymantecâ :)
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Dorissa10 years ago
Worked liked a cham!!! Thanks
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WOW that saved our company a ton of money â we couldnât do anything with one of our computers and your tip took care of the problem â thank you sooooo much
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Alicia10 years ago
Thanks so much for your inputâ¦i have been trying to get rid of that stupid program for monthsâ¦you rockâ¦:)
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Dude, u saved my days⦠Reply
Worked like charm. Thank you⦠=^.^=
ED10 years ago
I had disabled symantec in MS config. When I changed the reg value the uninstall didnât work, until I reinabled symantic. Big help. Thanks
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Thank you so much for your help â although many have said that! I got Symantec installed on my computer when I was in college â but I havenât been able to install any other antivirus programs because it was still on my computer even though Iâm nowhere near that old campus! Itâs great how easy you made everything and how helpful you were! Thank you again!
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Attila10 years ago
You are the best !!!!
I was able to get rid of this old version, in the most simple way.
cheers
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u rock man u just did in on fingers.love u
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kaustubh nimdeo10 years ago
hey⦠thnaks buddy :D worked really well ⦠wonder how u pple have such a deep knowledge about registries :) . TY again!!
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hey thanks it worked out for me i was searching for it thank u very much
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CoolTekila10 years ago
Thanks worked fine for me today the regeditâ¦â¦â¦
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thanx
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Rick10 years ago
the password I entered was âsymantecâ and it worked for me.
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Really thanks man, now i am able to uninstall it !
Appreciate That!
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sunil10 years ago
thanks. al lot!!! it works.
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Thank you soooooo much! You rock!
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Andile10 years ago
Worked like a charm!
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Thanks alot Buddy
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Lee10 years ago
Dude, you totally rock!!! Thanks for the help!
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Hi
Just to add to the millions of posts, Thank You very much, such a simple fix for a VERY irritating problem.
Take Care
Jon
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Daan Darmawan10 years ago
Iâm gratefull. again thanks, itâs helpfull perfectly, Best ergards
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Thanks for the info!
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Ankesh10 years ago
You are awesome!thanksâ¦.
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This was the final solution, Thanks!
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JT10 years ago
You are AWESOME! Thanks! :)
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THANKS SO MUCH, THIS WAS A PAIN.
CHEERS
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aaron10 years ago
Awesome. Thanks.
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Thank You! I Have tried so hard trying to find the password so i can delete that mess. It is amazing what you can find on the internet!!!!
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fajar10 years ago
Thanks so much, Symantec is now gone :)
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You are the Godâ¦. ^o^ thanks u so much
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Daljit Singh10 years ago
Thank you BoSS, Itâs gone.
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hey thanks a lotâ¦. i too removed with symantec password onlyâ¦. thank you.
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Dave10 years ago
Yes â worked at second uninstall attempt. Key was:
HKLMSOFTWAREINTELLANDeskVirusProtect6CurrentVersionAdministratorOnlySecurityUseVPUninstallPassword
I also renamed the value VPUninstallPassword.
The second Uninstall from the control succeeded.
Thanks
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thanks man it works .
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srikanth10 years ago
Thanks for the infoâ¦solution worked for me
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Worked great. Thanks!
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Alex10 years ago
Superman!!! Thanks
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Great info. Thank you very much
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Christian11 years ago
Thanks worked perfect
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its worksss.thankx
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Jacob11 years ago
Worked like Wao!!! Reply
THANK YOU SO SO MUCH
By the way Default Password is Symantec for Uninstalling
Cheerâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦.
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Perfect11 years ago
Amazing, thank you so much
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Thanks a lot!
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Sten11 years ago
Thans works perfect
Sten
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Thanks⦠that was a one click solution for me!
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Vicky11 years ago
Unable To Uninstall Symantec Endpoint
You hooked me up! Thanks!
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old post, but helped me out on some old servers. Reply
Thanks a lot:)
firerant11 years ago
Sonofagunâ¦there are still gems of wisdom on the net. Thanks a million!
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thanks a lot!!!
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Aji Mathew11 years ago
Thanks, It works like magic. I am trying it for many days
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Fantastic! You donât want to know how long Iâve neen fighting this thing. I canât thank you enough!
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jay11 years ago
clever boy
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Thank-you for being kind enough to take your time and help us all!
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Suhas11 years ago
Thank Youâ¦â¦All I can say is Awesome
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much appreciated, thankyou!
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dragon11 years ago
thankâs a loooot Reply
allah yestrek thank you 10000000 time ! lol iI mean it !!!!!!
thanks man , works greate :::)
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Marat11 years ago
Hey, man! Thanks a million times! I just couldnât get rid of this shitware because of the password and you saved my day! And the uninstall password â how did you come up with it? It was so simple I feel dumb ass!
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The internets need more people like you!
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Kevin11 years ago
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You win at life. Thank you.
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Thanks so much!! So ironic when an anti-virus program is more difficult to get rid of than a virus!!
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Ryan11 years ago
worked greatâ¦.thanks
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thanks alooooooooooooooooot
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Trevor11 years ago
Thank you so much, the default password worked
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You are a life-saver. Reply
Thanks, and I will remember this tip.
Casey11 years ago
You Rock! Reply
Thank you!
Fantastic, it works wery well, thanks a lot. I had the same big problem, and now with your method itâs alright.
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GP11 years ago
Thanks! Totally helped me out!
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MAGIC! Thanks a million!
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Paul11 years ago
You rock! Thanks a bunch for making this so much easier and faster!
Worked exactly as written!!!
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Iâm comment no. 91, but heck, i guess the world canât thank you enough!! Awesome post â thankyou SO so much. May you live long and well, young skywalker. cheers from India!
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Yesbos11 years ago
wow.this is work! Reply
thanks⦠:)
thanks a bunch dudeâ¦. you made my dayâ¦!!
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Martin11 years ago
Thanks. this worked perfectly. Reply
M.
Thanks dude that saved me some time and frusration :)
Darwin Australia
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Wayne11 years ago
Thanks Man!
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Thanks from Melbourne, worked nicely for me too.
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Speedy11 years ago
Thank you!!!!! I have looked for password everywhere, ^^ thanks yet again!!!
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It works great! Thank you very much!
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EDGAR11 years ago
VERY GOOOOOD
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This worked. Go ahead and try this solution. The uninstall afte the registry change does not even ask for a password again. How does someone find these details out â especially the registray keys and values that needs to be changed, is there a tool to help with this ?
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Nate12 years ago
Thanks Dude! Reply
I have Avast Pro and now I can finally use it without disabling things!
Thank you for this post!!!!!
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Me12 years ago
Thanks guys/gals!
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thanks for this
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Jake12 years ago
People helping people. Gotta love the power of the Internet. Thanks!
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You are REAALLY SMART
Thanx aloot
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Shane12 years ago
Sweet!! Saved me some grief. Thanks for the answer!
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awesome! thanks!!!
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Ivan12 years ago
Top post dude -> what its all about!
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thnx a l0t raymond
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Sampath12 years ago
Tks a lot dear. This is great
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great advice thanks for the help
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solokkhz12 years ago
it worked great
solokkhz
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what a default password, lol. glad this was here, else i would have manually uninstalled, ugh.
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Bob12 years ago
Manually Uninstall Symantec Endpoint
Thanks for posting this. I knew it would be set in the registry but I had no clue where.
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yo man its working!!!!!!!!
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tarek12 years ago
Thanks a millionsâ¦â¦.it worked
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Add me to this list of fans. I never thought that I would overcome this one. Thanks. And thanks to Google for helping me find you.
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Steven12 years ago
Thanks, thats exactly what I been looking for.
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Raymond You save my day. Reply
Thanks a million of Tons Time.
letal12 years ago
thanks. from turkiye
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Thanks from Brazil. It worked like a glove to me.
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THANKS!12 years ago
THANKS!!!!! WORKED WELL!!
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Worked fine Itâs easy. Thanks
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GW12 years ago
Worked great ! Too easy. Thanks
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Worked like a charm, thanks!
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Paige12 years ago
Thank you for the easy to follow instructions! You rock!!
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thanks a lot â¦â¦â¦. Reply
i have relief from symantecâ¦â¦â¦.thanks
Tony Romo12 years ago
Great Info
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thanks mate.
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alfred12 years ago
Youâre a genius. It worked really fine.
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thanks your grate
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mohan bhargav12 years ago
Thanks a lot
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To say you rule is an understatement of massive proportions.
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Doug12 years ago
Raymond you are my Hero!
Thank you so much from all of us here in Portland, OR.
Jesse messed up, I told him I would tell you about it.
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Really i donât know what to add on the words i read before,really really thanks you, i am the IT manager in a big school and i had about 600 computers,about 100 of them were cloned from each others and were not updated the definitions and i couldnât remove the antivirus,so i had to format them,but only after i read how to edit the registery for not be prombt for a password anymore , i could uninstall and reinstall again norton corporate v9.1.
Thank you again
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maria jose12 years ago
I cannot thank you more for this info. I was going LOCA LOCA. Reply
Gracias!
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Thank you its working i am very happy, bcoz i tryd all the method this is easy â¦. regards shanth
Julik12 years ago
omg !
thanks .
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Thank you! That worked, I really appreciate the tip.
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Random guy12 years ago
Thanks!
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than you so much that worked for me as well
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clandestino12 years ago
thank u!!!
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I had the same problem and found out that (9 out of 10 times) the password is âsymantecâ.
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felipe12 years ago
it worked perfectly, Thanks!
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Worked perfectly. Thank you so much.
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Sam12 years ago
Thanks mate,
This saved me a lot of frustrations and waisted time.
Cheers
Sam
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THANKS!!!!!
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Alex Ho12 years ago
You help me out as well!! Thanks.
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Thanks alot for the help!
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Shawn12 years ago
Thanks for the help on symantec removal I had to take the regestry route thanks again
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thank you very much Reply
Mario
david12 years ago
u saved my computer!! when i download a new antivirus software i had 32 viruses!!!
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THANK YOU:)
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Chris Larson12 years ago
Thank you so much.
I have been looking for this.
Download free hirens boot cd. Well, there is a service to this, as well as itâs an additional easy to use software: Hiren Boot CD 16.2 ISOPartition ToolsHiren Boot CD 16.2 ISO Partition implies to split a certain part of a hard disk drive for backup and system files, like separating a part from the whole. When a hard disk drive on the computer system is separated, there are 2 independent drives, the key for the OS, and also the various other for backup data. Because the 2 drives are independent, the drives function separated and when comes to be corrupt, the other is not affected. In the majority of computer systems, the key disk is C:, since it hold the os as well as program data.
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raymond .cc blog has realy been solved my problem
Thank You,
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Ewnetu12 years ago
Thank you, Reply
it functions successfully after using regedit process
OMG. I could kiss you right now. I just searched forEVER to find out how to uninstall symantec without a password and you are the only person on the web that could tell me how to do it without manually uninstalling it! Thank you, Thank you, Thank YOU!!!
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t12 years ago
youâre a genius thanks so much!
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Worked for me too. I also had to use the Find functionjust like Greyhaiweenie
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Greyhairweenie13 years ago
Remove Symantec Endpoint
Worked like a charm! The key was not in the specified location on this machine, but the Find function located it for me.
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