How to uninstall the Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.x for Windows 95/98/Me client manually

Question/Issue:
You need to know how to uninstall the Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition (NAVCE) Windows 95/98/Me client manually.

Solution:

Before you begin:

This article only addresses Windows 95/98/Me. For Windows NT/2000/XP, read the article How to uninstall the Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.5 and 7.6 for Windows NT/2000/XP client manually.
The easiest and preferred method for removing the NAVCE client is to use Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel.

This document is for those occasions when, due to an error or some other reason, you must uninstall NAVCE manually, rather than use Add/Remove Programs.

This document describes how to manually remove NAVCE from the following three places:

The registry
The Start menu
The hard drive

Remove NAVCE from the registry

WARNING: We strongly recommend that you back up the system registry before making any changes to it. Incorrect changes to the registry can result in permanent data loss or corrupted files. Please make sure that you modify only the keys specified. See the document Backing up the Windows registry before proceeding.

With the registry backed up, you are now ready to edit the registry. You can navigate through the registry either with the mouse (by clicking the plus and minus signs), or with the arrow keys (up/down to move up and down, left/right to collapse/expand a branch).

To remove NAVCE from the registry:
Open the Registry Editor, and then navigate to the following registry keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\LDVPMenuRight-click LDVPMenu, and then click Delete.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intel\DLLUsage\VP6Right-click VP6, and then click Delete.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunRight-click vptray in the right side, and then click Delete.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesRight-click Defwatch, and then click Delete.
Right-click Rtvscan, and then click Delete.

Note: The removal of the following subkey only applies to NAVCE 7.0x.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Norton AntiVirus Corporate EditionRight-click Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition, and then click Delete.

Note: This registry key should be removed for all versions of NAVCE when Add/Remove programs does not uninstall NAVCE correctly.
Highlight "My Computer" in the left pane, click Edit in the menu bar, click Find, and then do a search for each of the following two keys:
74BE21DBFDBD3D11EBAE000ACC725290 VirusProtect6

Delete every found instance of the above keys.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\

Delete the subkey: {BD12EB47-DBDF-11D3-BEEA-00A0CC272509}
For Windows 9x computers with NAVCE 7.5 client installed, navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Delete the subkey: {BD12EB47-DBDF-11D3-BEEA-00A0CC272509}

Note: The following key should only be removed if NAVCE is the only Symantec product installed.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\SymevntRight-click Symevnt, and then click on Delete.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Delete the RTVSCN95 entry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Delete the LiveUpdate entry.

NAVCE is now disabled. However, there will be traces of the program still in the registry. You must restart the computer for the registry changes to take effect.

Remove NAVCE from the Start menu

To remove NAVCE from the Start menu:

Right-click the Start button, and then click Open.
Double-click Programs.
Right-click the Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition folder, and then click Delete.

Remove NAVCE from the hard drive

To remove NAVCE from the hard drive:

Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
Navigate to the Program Files folder.
Right-click the Norton AntiVirus folder, and then click Delete.

WARNING: Delete the Symantec and Symantec Shared folders only if NAVCE is the only Symantec product installed on the computer.
Right-click the Symantec folder and then click Delete.
Navigate to the \Program Files\Common Files folder.
Right-click the Symantec Shared folder, and then click Delete.
Close Windows Explorer.
(Optional) Run the Microsoft Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.

Note: Running the Windows Installer CleanUp utility will remove additional settings that could interfere with a reinstallation of NAVCE.

Running the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility
See the Microsoft article Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility for information on downloading and using the tool. After the Windows Installer CleanUp utility is downloaded to your system:

Double-click the downloaded file to install the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.
Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Installer Cleanup.
The Windows Installer Cleanup Utility should appear on your screen with a list of programs that have been installed using the Windows Installer.
Select Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition from the list, and then click Remove.
Close the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.
You should be now able to proceed with a reinstallation of NAVCE normally.

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Document ID: 1999111609485148
Last Modified: 10/22/2009
Date Created: 11/16/1999
Operating System(s): Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Product(s): Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition 7.0
Release(s): NAVCE 7.0x [All Releases], NAVCE 7.5x [All Releases], NAVCE 7.6 [All Releases]