uninstalling 32-bit version of Security Essentials on laptop w/64-bit CPU

[DaMan]

I have a new laptop and transferred programs and files from my old laptop using PCMover.  It transferred everything, even things I told it not to transfer, so now I have a 32-bit version of Security Essentials on my laptop which has a 64-bit CPU.  When I
try to UNinstall Security Essentials so I can download a compatible version, it identifies Security Essentials as a program I have to delete first.  But when I try to uninstall it, I get the following message:
 
"You're trying to run a 32-bit version of the Security Essentials Setup Wizard on a computer that has a 64-bit microprocessor (CPU).  To learn how to run the Security Essentials Setup Wizard on a 64-bit computer, click
<a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials/support?mkt=en-us" target="_blank">
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials/support?mkt=en-us</a>.  Error code: 0x8004FF2E."
 
I find a lot of information about identifying what version I have/need but I can't find anything that tells me how to UNinstall the 32-bit version so I can reinstall the 64-bit version.  Any advice as to how I can uninstall my 32-bit version would be appreciated. 
Thanks.


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