To begin the process of McAfee Activation, you need to visit www.mcafee.com/activate website and enter the 25 digit code to redeem the retail card. Read the step-by-step guide below to find out the simple way to download, install and activate your McAfee antivirus using retail card.
Open the web browser on your PC and visit www.mcafee.com/activate address to redeem the McAfee retail card. Read the complete guide below.
Next step: If you have correcty entered the activation key, you'll be asked to login to your McAfee account. If you don't have McAfee account, you will need to one.
Once you have successfully logged in to your McAfee account, go to the subscription and start the download of your McAfee antivirus.
If you're new to McAfee and don't know how to download, install and activate your McAfee, the following step-by-step guide may help you. In this guide below, we'll be discussing about how to activate McAfee using the activation code printent on McAfee Retail Card.
Before starting, we recommend to check your computer and see if it meets the minimum system requirement to successfully install the McAfee antivirus on your PC. May be you can also find that details on your retail card itself or you can serach it online. Here's what your PC needs to successful installation of McAfee product:
In order to fully activate McAfee antivirus using the retail card, you will need to first redeem the retail card.
The following is a step-by-step guide on how to redeem or activate McAfee retail card online. If you've checked your system and you're sure that the McAfee will run smoothly on your computer system, then proceed with the following steps.
After the successful login, you can start with the download process.
Once you've successfully redeemed the McAfee retail card at www.mcafee.com/activate, then you will always have that McAfee product in your McAfee account untill the validity expires. You can simply login to your McAfee account anytime, click on the download button, install and activate McAfee anytime you want. Below are the steps on how to downlaod the McAfee product, install and activate McAfee on your system.
Many McAfee users report issues while activating McAfee antivirus on their PC. Oftentimes the solution for these errors is pretty easy. Following are the common issues that may occure when you're trying to activate McAfee on your PC.
Error #1: McAfee Activation code is redeemed on the incorrect email address or getting the error of country and language?
Solution: In that case, you may need contact McAfee customer service to update your working email address. You can submit a case online using this link: https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter/portal/cp/promise
Error #2:Incorrect Password, Reset your Account Password.
Solution:If you've forgotten your password, or you're seeing password incorrect error while trying to login to your McAfee account, you'll need to reset the password. Click on forget password link so you will receive password reset link at your registered email with McAfee.
Error #3:Invalid McAfee Code
Solution:This is a common problem happens with most of the McAfee users. Try to use the combinations of some letters and numbers which you think are identical to each other. eg.5 and S
Sometimes you can successfully activate the McAfee retail card online, and download the McAfee product. But, due to some issues with your PC, you may face problems while installing the McAfee product on your computer. Following are the most common installation problems faced by McAfee users, and their solutions.
1) Remove all the unwanted and conflicting programs from your computer.We hope this guide helped you successfully activate McAfee on your PC. If you have any issues while activating McAfee retail card online, please contact the McAfee customer support center.