Remove Symantec Endpoint Protection 2p1q4t

How I did it � modified version from TryThisOne 1. Boot into safe-mode with networking 2. Run this in elevated command prompt: REG ADD �HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\MSIServer� /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D �Service� 3. run net start msiserver 4. Open task manager and end process on any ccSvcHst.exe processes. Takes a few times to kill it off. 5. Search registry from hklm\software for SmcInstData and delete it 6. Uninstall SEP. Thanks TryThisOne as all the other methods here didn�t work for me but your did.

try this � it helped me after dozens of tries: 1. Boot into Safe Mode (only), 2. Create the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\msiserver (If you also want it available in Safe Mode w/ Networking, add the �msiserver� key under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\ key found here as well) 3. Edit the �(Default)� value in the new �msiserver� registry key, and enter �Service� in the �Value Data� box. Click OK, and close the registry editor. 4. Reboot back into Safe Mode, and the Windows Installer service should now run and allow you to add or remove programs in Safe Mode. 5. Process Explorer and Kill process tree C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\12.1\Bin\ccSvcHst.exe � you should kill it several times � till it disappear. 6. Click the Start button, type cmd in the Search programs and files bar, hold Ctrl+Shift and press Enter. Click the Yes button on the Control window. 7. Type start smc -stop in the command prompt and press Enter 8. Change the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\SMC\smc_exit_test from 1 to 0 prior to stopping the service and delete the SmcInstData key located under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\SMC\ 9. Finally, Start the Symantec Endpoint Protection uninstall in usual way