Endpoint Encryption Files and Folders breaks Windows 7 Devices and Printers.

[motc7]

I called support and they showed me how to uninstall.  I created a new installation set that would show this in Add/Remove.

What I did was that uinstalled EEFF and still my Devices and Printers screen will not load.

[SeanKeeley]

If you are running McAfee AV with Access Protection, the EEFF uninstall is blocked by Access Protection. See for more details (my posting on April 6th, specifically).

[motc7]

incidentally, I have sent in logfiles and everything on this issue to be escalated to Tier 2.  I would consider this a high priority as this could hold up Windows 7 deployment.

[waltm134]

I have this exact same problem here with EEFF 3.2.2.10.  Just put the pieces together today regarding why Devices and Printers is blank, but definitively traced it to EEFF.  Is there a version that does fix this bug?  Have not reported this to support yet, may do that tomorrow.

Message was edited by: waltm134 on 4/7/10 6:51:53 PM CDT

[motc7]

waltm134 wrote:
I have this exact same problem here with EEFF 3.2.2.10.  Just put the pieces together today regarding why Devices and Printers is blank, but definitively traced it to EEFF.  Is there a version that does fix this bug?  Have not reported this to support yet, may do that tomorrow.
Message was edited by: waltm134 on 4/7/10 6:51:53 PM CDT

When you say you put the pieces together, are you just meaning that you traced it to EEFF, or do you know the source of the conflict and it's nature?  I.e. Elaborate please?              

[waltm134]

Yes, meant that I traced the problem to EEFF.  We use McAfee AV 8.7i/AS/HIP and removed all of those with no changes, also read online that this problem can be caused by AD group policy, but disabled all GP for a test machine/user and no changes.  Removed EEFF and the problem went away immediately.  If there is a version that is known to not have this problem with 7 then I would like to upgrade to that version.

Behavior is somewhat strange as to when this symptom arrives, if a new user logs into a system that they have not logged into before, the Devices and Printers CP will be available, but within a few hours, all the items will disappear/green progress bar etc.  If you delete the profile and re-login, it will be available for a while and then disappear.

[motc7]

waltm134 wrote:
Yes, meant that I traced the problem to EEFF.  We use McAfee AV 8.7i/AS/HIP and removed all of those with no changes, also read online that this problem can be caused by AD group policy, but disabled all GP for a test machine/user and no changes.  Removed EEFF and the problem went away immediately.  If there is a version that is known to not have this problem with 7 then I would like to upgrade to that version. 
Behavior is somewhat strange as to when this symptom arrives, if a new user logs into a system that they have not logged into before, the Devices and Printers CP will be available, but within a few hours, all the items will disappear/green progress bar etc.  If you delete the profile and re-login, it will be available for a while and then disappear.

That is exactly my results to a tee!  Is the CTO reading this thread still?    

[SafeBoot]

I read, but remember, this is a community forum - if you want McAfee to pay attention to this, you need to report it via your support organization. This forum does not bypass the support teams.

[motc7]

SafeBoot wrote:
I read, but remember, this is a community forum - if you want McAfee to pay attention to this, you need to report it via your support organization. This forum does not bypass the support teams. 

Oh yes, I reported via the phone center, provided logfiles etc for this.  In fact, the tech found my forum posting! 

Just saying that all the techs are saying they cannot replicate this, when clearly others can.  If it's a GPO conflict, then that is something I think McAfee would need to provide a workaround for since most organizations use GPO.

[waltm134]

Just did some digging on McAfee support KB and found:

Operating System	Microsoft Minimum Service Pack	3.2.4	3.2.1 3.2.2	3.2.0	Build 57##	Build 56##	Build 55##	Build 54##	Build 53##
Windows 2008 Server edition (32-bit / 64-bit)	-	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Windows 2003 Server	2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit)	-	Yes**	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

** EEFF 3.2.4 has some known issues with Windows 7. For more information refer to the EEFF 3.2.4 releases notes in PD22509.

This is from KB68072, and it more or less indicates that the only version that "officially" supports Windows 7 is 3.2.4, with exceptions as to that there are known issues.

Placing a call with Support now to see about getting a download for 3.2.4 or newer.