Uninstalling Officescan from Computer

Problem: For those who have installed TrendMicro Officescan on their computer, they know uninstalling Officescan requires a password.

Solution: To uninstall the Officescan client without the need for a password follow this procedure...

1) Login to the pc with an account that has administrator privileges to the PC

2) Click on Start -> Run and type regedit and press Enter

3) In the tree on the left click the + next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to open the tree

4) Open the following branches SOFTWARE -> TrendMicro -> PC-cillinNTCorp –> CurrentVersion -> Misc.

5) In the right window click on the text that says "Allow Uninstall"

6) Replace the Value data: which is set to 0 with 1 and click OK

7) Open the Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs and select TrendMircro Officescan Client from the list.

8) Click Uninstall and the software should be removed without requiring a password.