I need the removal tool for symantec corporate edition I would prefer something I could push out from the server to remove all of symantec. I am unsure how to do this but I know it is possible. if there is some kind of .msi uninstaller that would probably work best. any help in this is greatly appreciated.
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i just did this about 6 months ago. i think you can write up a quick batch file with the below command.
\\locationofSymantecInstal
Let me check to see if i can find the exact script. this silently removes is without them seeing it or rebooting.
okay. i was a bit off. but here you go.
Go to C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec System Center\Deployment\ClientRe
take the original VPREMOTE.dat file & change it to the following..
setup.exe /s /v"/qn INSTALLSERVER=0 REMOVE=ALL REBOOT=ReallySuppress"
after you've made this change to the vpremote.dat file run the client remote install from your symantec system console. it'll pull the commands from the vpremote.dat file. the new command tell it to silently uninstall the client without rebooting.
***if you have the uninstall password enabled you'll need to uncheck that option in the client administrator only options before running this. otherwise you'll be typing it in a lot.
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NoNav version 2.49 - the newest I've seen:
http://downloads.jmlamb.ne
using psexec you end up doing something more like this....
psexec -u domain\user -p password \\computer MsiExec.exe /x "\\Server\VPHOME\CLT-INST\
i felt using the symantec console was much more user friendly & required less manual interaction.
although, the pstools are very useful.
WB - you don't mention your exact version of CE, but there should be a removal tool on your original CD.
Been too many years since I used their product to have any detailed memories about the process.
NoNav has been great for me though - probably cleaned over 10,000 computers from all kinds of NAV/SAV apps.
Vic
I would love to use the symantec console however, it was not installed correctly by the previous IT employee and hence why I need to unistall it from all pc. So I believe I am looking at using the PSEXEC if someone could explain a little more in English Love computers hate the programming side. So step by step would be greatly appreciated.
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by: richwittonPosted on 2008-03-11 at 08:22:23ID: 21096569
There is a tool for Symantec called NoNav.exe but you have to run it on each machine. You could do this as a scheduled task of an evening or as a login script. It runs automatically with no user input.