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McAfee Incomplete Cleanup - WINERR OpenService() failed. Error: 1060

When attempting to uninstall McAfee Antivirus using the McAfee Product Removal Tool, you may encounter the error message: Incomplete Cleanup.

Review the log file located at C:\Documents and Settings\[Username]\Local Settings\Temp\mccleanup.txt.
Within this log file, you may see the error message:

ERROR  Internal Error
WINERR OpenService() failed. Error: 1060
INFO   Task Scheduler service could not be started.  Continuing with cleanup as current user...

This error indicated that the Task Scheduler Service within Windows has been removed.  To reinstall the Task Scheduler Service, please perform the following steps:
  1. Right-mouse click the Windows Desktop.

  2. Create a new text file entitled fix.txt.

  3. Double-click fix.txt.

  4. Copy and paste the following text into fix.txt:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule]
    "Description"="Enables a user to configure and schedule automated tasks on this computer. If this service is stopped, these tasks will not be run at their scheduled times. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start."
    "Type"=dword:00000020
    "Start"=dword:00000002
    "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
    "ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
      74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
      00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
      6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00
    "DisplayName"="Task Scheduler"
    "Group"="SchedulerGroup"
    "DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
    "DependOnGroup"=hex(7):00,00
    "ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
    "FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,05,00,03,\
      00,01,00,00,00,70,17,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
    "NextAtJobId"=dword:00000001

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Parameters]
    "ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
      00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
      73,00,63,00,68,00,65,00,64,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,\
      00
    "ServiceMain"="SchedServiceMain"

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Security]
    "Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
      00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
      00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
      05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,9d,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
      23,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,\
      02,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,\
      00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule\Enum]
    "0"="Root\\LEGACY_SCHEDULE\\0000"
    "Count"=dword:00000001
    "NextInstance"=dword:00000001

  5. Save and close fix.txt.

  6. Click Start - Control Panel - Folder Options.

  7. Click the View tab.

  8. Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types.

  9. Click OK.

  10. Right-mouse click fix.txt and select Rename.

  11. Rename fix.txt to: fix.reg

  12. Double-click fix.reg.  Click Yes to import the registry file.

  13. Reboot the computer.
The McAfee Product Removal Tool will now function properly.  This issue has been resolved.

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