McAfee antivirus offers users a worry-free solution for their security needs, whether it’s for browsing, email, and website protection, as well as blocking online threats like viruses, Trojans, worms, and other malware infections. malware. There are two ways to install McAfee antivirus software on your computer. One is from the software CD that we have described here and the other is from the Internet.
Before we begin the installation procedure, we assume that you already have a McAfee antivirus CD at hand. If you don’t have one, you can call McAfee product support to have one sent to you. You can also go to a McAfee authorized computer center to obtain the installation disc. Have your McAfee antivirus software manual or documentation handy, as you will have the product key printed somewhere.
Also, if you are installing McAfee for the first time on your computer, do a few more things to make sure McAfee installs correctly. If you previously had other antivirus software installed, remove it completely from your computer before installing the McAfee software. Two antivirus programs always have a tendency to conflict with each other, resulting in common and frequent malfunctions of any of them as well as displaying error messages. Insert the McAfee installation disc into your computer’s CD drive. Wait for the automatic warning. The McAfee Security Settings window appears.
Click the Next button to continue. If no automatic message appears, click the Start menu and go to My Computer (Computer if Windows 7 or Vista). Double click on the removable CD drive icon like E: or D: etc. It will activate the McAfee installation disk. Click the Next button on the McAfee Settings window. Click to accept the license agreement and press the Accept or Next button (whatever you see there) to proceed to the next screen. If you are prompted to choose the type of installation, choose Custom or Typical.
If you have any other option, click on it and hit the Next button. Choose the level of protection if prompted; otherwise, follow the instructions on the screen and press Next. When prompted, press the Install button. If you want the latest virus and malware updates to be downloaded and installed automatically right now, press the Update Now button. Click the Finish button. It will check for updates, automatically download and install them, and finish the process. When you’re done, restart your computer.
Your computer will automatically prompt you to restart it. However, if not, restart it yourself after the installation is complete. When it’s done, you’ll find a McAfee shortcut on your desktop screen. There will also be an M icon in the system tray. If you can’t find the shortcut icon on your desktop, click the Start menu and go to All Programs. You will find McAfee Security Center listed there, right click on it and choose Send To and then point to Desktop (create shortcut). Your desktop will have a McAfee shortcut.