After installing the trial 3-user Mcafee Total Protection 2011 software, I want to temporary disable the 3-user Mcafee Total Protection 2011 software in my Windows XP Professional Operating System (OS) but discovered that the McShield service cannot be stopped even if I am login with administrator right:
Services
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Could not stop the McShield service on the Local Computer.
Error 5: Access is denied.
Solutions
1. Kindly download the PsTools Suite v2.44 or higher version (by Mr Mark Russinovich).
2. I created a d:\pstools directory and unzip all the PsTools.zip files in the d:\pstools directory. Then, I create the below 1_disable_Mcafee_services.bat file in the d:\pstools directory and run it to disable all the 3-user Mcafee Total Protection 2011 software processes and services:
-------- BEGIN 1_disable_Mcafee_services.bat codes --------
@echo off
rem 1_disable_Mcafee_services.bat
rem Disable 3-user Mcafee Total Protection software services and processes
rem JackNg, Rev: 1.0, 11/10/2010
rem --- Disable those No dependencies Mcafee services first ---
echo Disable McAfee Anti-Spam Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP MSK80Service
echo.
echo Disable MCShield
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP MCSHIELD
echo.
echo Disable McAfee SiteAdvisor Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP "McAfee SiteAdvisor Service"
rem --- End disabling those No dependencies Mcafee services ---
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Proxy Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP McProxy
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Network Agent
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP McNASvc
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Personal Firewall Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP McMPFSvc
echo.
echo Disable McAfee VirusScan Announcer
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP McNaiAnn
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Services
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP mcmscsvc
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Firewall Core Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP mfefire
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Validation Trust Protection Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP mfevtp
rem --- Killing those stubborn services and processes again --
echo Killing Mcafee Agent process
pskill mcagent
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Services
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP mcmscsvc
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Firewall Core Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP mfefire
echo.
echo Disable McAfee VirusScan Announcer
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP McNaiAnn
echo.
echo Disable McAfee Validation Trust Protection Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" STOP mfevtp
pause
echo Killing Mcafee running processes (if any)
pskill mcagent
pskill McSvHost
pskill McUICnt
pskill McSmtFwk
pskill mfefire
pskill mfevtps
pskill mcshield
rem --- End killing those stubborn services and processes --
-------- END 1_disable_Mcafee_services.bat codes --------
I also created a bat file calls 2_enable_Mcafee_services.bat to enable all the 3-user Mcafee Total Protection software services:
-------- BEGIN 2_enable_Mcafee_services.bat codes --------
@echo off
rem 2_enable_Mcafee_services.bat
rem Enable 3-user Mcafee Total Protection software services
rem JackNg, Rev: 1.0, 12/10/2010
rem --- Enable those No dependencies Mcafee services first ---
echo Enable McAfee Anti-Spam Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START MSK80Service
echo.
echo Enable MCShield
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START MCSHIELD
echo.
echo Enable McAfee SiteAdvisor Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START "McAfee SiteAdvisor Service"
rem --- End enabling those No dependencies Mcafee services ---
echo.
echo Enable McAfee Proxy Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START McProxy
echo.
echo Enable McAfee Network Agent
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START McNASvc
echo.
echo Enable McAfee Personal Firewall Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START McMPFSvc
echo.
echo Enable McAfee VirusScan Announcer
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START McNaiAnn
echo.
echo Enable McAfee Services
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START mcmscsvc
echo.
echo Enable McAfee Firewall Core Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START mfefire
echo.
echo Enable McAfee Validation Trust Protection Service
psexec -s "%windir%\system32\SC.exe" START mfevtp
-------- END 2_enable_Mcafee_services.bat codes --------
