It's been happening for the last few days so I have had to disable the automatic download option to force it to cease. It seems stuck in a loop and chews up an enormous amount of CPU to the point where not much else will run along with it. I have tried just letting it run alone but it does not seem to ever reach 100%, just goes back to 0% and restarts the download again & again & again .....
How can I rectify this issue? It just started happening without any cause (that I can think of), I cant recall changing anything, and I certainly did not change anything in Mcafee. All was well before this with the automatic downloads/updates for Mcafee happening regularly.
Cheers
dc
Hi deecee,
I came across the same issue today on two of the computers.
There is a small work around you can do to fix this.
Its not really a resolution but this actually fixed on both the computers.
Step 1 : Restart the computer
Step 2 : Click START - > RUN -> CMD { Windows XP } or
Click START - > Start Search -> CMD { Windows Vista / 7 }
Step 3 : In the Black DOS Prompt window type :
ping download.mcafee.com -t
Press the ENTER button,
you will see the replay from line with an IP address looping..
Step 4 : Check if McAfee is downloading the VSO file..
If Not
Update McAfee by right clicking the M icon -> Check for Updates
Step 4 : Wait till the Animated Icon Stops downloading the updates and disappears ( Might take sometime depending on the internet connection speed )
Step 5 : Restart the computer and check if McAfee is still downloading updates
Thank you
Regards
Mahesh CJ
Hi Mahesh CJ,
I followed your work around and this seems to have stopped the continuous downloading. I will come back and post again if it has not.
Many thanks to you for taking the time to reply.
Regards,
dc
Hello deecee,
Good to know it worked,
Please do revert back if the issue persisted.
And I would also suggest you to have a check on the stability of your Internet connection by contacting your ISP.
Else you might face this problem again.
Thank you,,
Mahesh CJ