Disable Security Center Services using the Taskbar

• 1). Double click on the McAfee icon on the windows Vista taskbar. By default it should appear in the lower right hand corner of your screen.
  
  
• 2). Click "Advanced."
  
  
• 3). Click "Configure."
  
  
• 4). Click on each item on the top left of the window to open the settings options for each McAfee service and disable each one. This method does not completely disable McAfee Security Center, but by stopping all of its services, you will gain a similar amount of system resources.
  
  

Disable McAfee at Startup

• 1). Click "Start."
  
  
• 2). Type "msconfig" in the search field and press "Enter."
  
  
• 3). Click on the "Startup" tab.
  
  
• 4). Click on "Startup Item" to sort the list alphabetically, then uncheck all items related to McAfee.
  
  
• 5). Click "Apply," "Ok," and then restart your computer.