Tuesday, February 19, 2013

McAfee error 1923 service mcafee task manager could not be installed


This information is from the McAfee knowledgebase.

ERROR: Error 1923.Service McAfee Task Manager (McTaskManager)

Problem

The following message is displayed while installing VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i:

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Installer Information

Error 1923.Service McAfee Task Manager (McTaskManager) Could not be installed. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to install the system.

Windows Application event log records the following errors:

Type ERROR
Source MsiInstaller
Event 11923

Description

Product: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise -- Error 1923.Service McAfee Task Manager (McTaskManager) could not be installed. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to install system services.

VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i manual removal instructions fail when following the advice outlined in KnowledgeBase article 612722, in the section Stop VirusScan Services.


Solution

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/.

Delete the McShield Service sub-key from the registry using sc delete.

1. Click Start, Run, type cmd, then click OK.
2. At the command prompt type sc delete mcshield, then press ENTER.
3. Restart the computer.
4. Log in with a root Administrator account
5. Reinstall VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i

For additional information on the use of the Microsoft command SC DELETE refer to:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/2fe94fb3-e4d1-47b5-b9 99-39995ecbb6441033.mspx?mfr=true

Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard SP2
EPO server 4.6.5 (build 168)
EPO server 4.6.5 (build 168) - test server
EPO Agent 4.5.0.1810 (Patch 2)
EPO Agent 4.6.0 3122 (Patch 3)
McAfee VirusScan 8.7i with Patch 5 about 40 systems
McAfee VirusScan 8.8i with Patch 2 & 3 -  2200 systems