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


DaMan

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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">

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