Using the Control Panel

• 1). Click the "Start" button or the Windows orb in the corner of the screen, and then click "Control Panel."
  
  
• 2). Double-click the "Add or Remove Programs" icon in Windows XP or the "Programs and Features" icon or "Uninstall a Program" link in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  
  
• 3). Select "The Shield Deluxe 2010" on the list of programs, and then click "Remove" in Windows XP or "Uninstall" in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  
  
• 4). Click "Yes" to confirm that you want to remove Shield Deluxe from your computer. After a few moments, the uninstall utility completes its work and you are prompted to restart your computer. Click "Yes." In most cases, the standard uninstall procedure works for Shield Deluxe without a problem. In rare cases, however, you might experience an error message when attempting to uninstall the program using this method. If so, continue to the following section.
  
  

Using Removal Tool

• 1). Download the removal tool for Shield Deluxe using the second Resources link, and save the file to the desktop.
  
  
• 2). Double-click the file "BitDefender_Uninstall_Tool" when the download is complete. After a few moments, the tool finishes extracting and opens automatically.
  
  
• 3). Click the "Uninstall" button. The tool deletes all files, folders and registry entries associated with Shield Deluxe. After a moment, the program prompts you that the uninstall process was successful.
  
  
• 4). Click the "Close" button. Restart your computer.