Comments on: Uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection Without a Password http://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection-without-a-password/ Help Desk Geek is a blog for Discussions about help desk tips and how-to computer tips Tue, 22 May 2012 04:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Donhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection-without-a-password/#comment-135600 Don Fri, 11 May 2012 17:38:22 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=1964#comment-135600 It works in my case. Thanks for the tip. It works in my case. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Jorgehttp://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection-without-a-password/#comment-128462 Jorge Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:53:41 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=1964#comment-128462 It worked great!!! It worked great!!!

]]> By: LHhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection-without-a-password/#comment-125630 LH Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:58:56 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=1964#comment-125630 Thanks for the tip Aman. Unbelievably, the same password, symantec, worked for me! Thanks for the tip Aman. Unbelievably, the same password, symantec, worked for me!

]]> By: Markhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection-without-a-password/#comment-122509 Mark Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:14:59 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=1964#comment-122509 Unfortunately this method didn't work for me on XP. When the password window popped up it prevented me from clicking on the task manager window. Symantec probably saw this blog and made a patch. This method worked for me: <a href="http://andrewblock.net/2011/03/07/how-to-uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection-11-without-the-uninstall-password" rel="nofollow">http://andrewblock.net/2011/03/07/how-to-uninstal...</a> Unfortunately this method didn’t work for me on XP. When the password window popped up it prevented me from clicking on the task manager window. Symantec probably saw this blog and made a patch.

This method worked for me:
http://andrewblock.net/2011/03/07/how-to-uninstal…

]]> By: donc_oehttp://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection-without-a-password/#comment-120874 donc_oe Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:11:00 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=1964#comment-120874 there are several ways to get rid of the symantec endpoint protection. the default passwords didn't work for me and killing the password window didnt work either as i got a new message "no password given" or something like this. 1) as i didnt care much about breaking stuff at this computer i started at first to disable the services. run: windowskey + r > services.msc and stop and deactivate all symantec services. one of the services can't be stopped but that doesnt matter. (annoying windows keep popping up later, simply keep closing them.) 2) then i went to the registry and simply whiped out everything that was called "symantec" run: windowskey +r > regedit and delete the whole keydirectory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > SYMANTEC (i found out later that this disabled the password prompt, too) 3) then i rebooted using a linux live cd and simply whiped out all symantec files on my hard drive C:\Program files\Symantec\ C:\Program files\Shared Documents\Symantec Shared\ and reboot back to windows. this did pretty much the job, but the annoying popups still kept coming (symantec was still there after whiping out almost everything) 4) now i was able to stop and deactivate the last symantec services, see 1st step. 5) finally i was able to go to system settings and to uninstall symantec without password. if some of the steps fail, keep trying and add reboots between them. good luck. there are several ways to get rid of the symantec endpoint protection. the default passwords didn’t work for me and killing the password window didnt work either as i got a new message “no password given” or something like this.

1) as i didnt care much about breaking stuff at this computer i started at first to disable the services.

run: windowskey + r > services.msc

and stop and deactivate all symantec services. one of the services can’t be stopped but that doesnt matter. (annoying windows keep popping up later, simply keep closing them.)

2) then i went to the registry and simply whiped out everything that was called “symantec”

run: windowskey +r > regedit

and delete the whole keydirectory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > SYMANTEC

(i found out later that this disabled the password prompt, too)

3) then i rebooted using a linux live cd and simply whiped out all symantec files on my hard drive

C:\Program files\Symantec\

C:\Program files\Shared Documents\Symantec Shared\

and reboot back to windows. this did pretty much the job, but the annoying popups still kept coming (symantec was still there after whiping out almost everything)

4) now i was able to stop and deactivate the last symantec services, see 1st step.

5) finally i was able to go to system settings and to uninstall symantec without password.

if some of the steps fail, keep trying and add reboots between them. good luck.

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