While installing System Mechanic I receive the message, "You must first uninstall any other antivirus software before you can install System Mechanic."

This article applies to:

System Mechanic 10 PC TotalCare

System Mechanic 10 Professional

System Mechanic 9 PC TotalCare

System Mechanic 9 Professional

While installing System Mechanic you may encounter the following message:

Solution:-

Windows Vista Users
Click Start and enter the command below, including quotes, into the Start Search text field. This quoted portion of the command includes the full default download path and folder location to the SystemMechanicPro.exe installation file.

"C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\iolowupd\SystemMechanicPro.exe" /skipavfwcheck

If you saved the SystemMechanicPro.exe installation file to a different location, please ensure you correct the file path location. If you are unsure where the file was saved, perform a file search for SystemMechanicPro.exe and use that file path.

Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\SystemMechanicPro.exe" /skipavfwcheck would run the System Mechanic Professional setup file from your desktop if you had saved it there.

All Other Windows Users
Click Start>Run and enter the command below, including quotes, into the Open: text field. This quoted portion of the command includes the full default download path and folder location to the SystemMechanicPro.exe installation file.

"C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp\iolowupd\SystemMechanicPro.exe” /skipavfwcheck

If you saved the SystemMechanicPro.exe installation file to a different location, please ensure you correct the file path location. If you are unsure where the file was saved, perform a file search for SystemMechanicPro.exe and use that file path.

Example: "C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\SystemMechanicPro.exe" /skipavfwcheck would run the System Mechanic Professional setup file from your desktop if you had saved it there.