In desperation, I went to regedit and found both programs there. I've tried the usual, control panel uninstall, tried to cherry pick items out of Program Files, Kaspersky uninstall program, etc. Only your currently installed antivirus and firewall programs should be listed. Can't uninstall Bitdefender As the thread title says, I can't uninstall Bitdefender. Once the computer has restarted, open Windows Security Center or run Belarc Advisor.

Restarting this service will rebuild the repository folder information. Our production facility utilizes state-of-the-art CNC lathes and machining centers along with a CAD/CAM system to ensure superior designs and top-of-the-line products.

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I'm not sure if the BD uninstall isn't updating this folder or if there's a glitch with XP, but this will resolve the problem of Security Center from falsely reporting that BD is still active:ģ) Click on the plus sign(+) next to Services and Applications in the left-hand columnĥ) Find the service called Windows Management Instrumentation, right-click on it, and choose Stop.ħ) Double-click on Drive C (or whatever drive Windows is installed on)ġ1) Right-click on the Repository folder and click Delete and remove itġ2) Close the My Computer windows and return to the Windows services screen using steps 1 - 4 shown aboveġ3) Find the service called Windows Management Instrumentation, right-click on it, and choose Start. Since 1970, the ongoing mission at McAfee Machine, Inc. After assuring myself that BD did actually completely uninstall, I looked into the windows side of why Security Center would still be falsely reporting that BD was still protecting my pc.

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