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boatdriver View Member Profile	Aug 18 2006, 06:48 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 21-June 06 Member No.: 72,998	Hello...installed Mcafee Virusscan 8.0 last week and just yesterday an error message popped up and now it won't run...I uninstalled the program and tried to install but the same message continues to pop up and won't allow the completion...Error 1920-"Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services" Any help would be appreciate as I'm on my laptop and don't want to connect my desktop to the internet for fear of a virus with no protection.. Boatdriver..

Orange Blossom View Member Profile	Aug 18 2006, 09:31 PM Post #2
The Bookworm Group: Moderator Posts: 5,082 Joined: 14-July 06 From: Bloomington, IN Member No.: 76,150	Are you logged on as an administrator? Orange Blossom -------------------- Orange Blossom An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure ESET NOD32, AVG Anti-spyware Free, SuperAntiSpyware Pro, SpywareBlaster, Spybot 1.5, WinPatrol Plus, Sunbelt Personal Firewall - Full, Comodo BOClean 4.27, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, NoScript Firefox ext., Norton noscript

boatdriver View Member Profile	Aug 19 2006, 03:33 AM Post #3
Member Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 21-June 06 Member No.: 72,998	Absolutely, as I'm the only one that's ever been on the computer and I doubled check it..I was hoping for a resolution in this forum as the Mcafee Forum is very difficult to post and get Tech Help... Thanks though.... Boatdriver

quietman7 View Member Profile	Aug 19 2006, 06:44 AM Post #4
Bleepin' Janitor Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,529 Joined: 9-July 05 From: Virginia, USA Member No.: 26,513	You can always contact Mcafee Tech Support for assistance with error messages. -------------------- "THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?" Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2008

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