McAfee 8.5 Framework Service Problem

If you have a problem with McAfee 8.5 where the framework service doesn’t run, here are things that you can try.

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  1. Uninstall McAfee
  2. Delete the following folders. Note that the third one is for Windows XP, you can look for the equivalent folder under C:\Users on Vista.
    C:\Program Files\McAfee
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\McAfee
    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\McAfee
  3. Reboot the computer.
  4. Install McAfee again.

Let us know if this works for you.

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