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I'd just like more assistance with unexpected behavior. Such as using a NOT File Exist in applicability, and installed rules. There are multiple discussions on Thwack about it, but no answers. 

Thank you for the information. We need a list of known Patch Manager issues someplace. I wasted half a day on this. I hope they fix it soon. - Joe

One question "Java 7 only uninstalls 6 using it's built in autoupdate"; from this I take it that if a user upgrades to Java 7 via the autoupdate process old versions of Java 6 get removed; Yes. We install Java with command line switches so the update service isn't installed on the computers. /s /v /norestart…

Actually it's the Dell Configuration Manager Toolkit. It allows you to configre BIOS settings and then export an EXE file to run on workstations to apply the setrtings. In this case I am enabling WOL for use with Patch Manager. I was hoping that the PackageBoot helper would allow me to create a file, folder, key or…

The SolarWinds published "upgrade" to 8u45 didn't remove 8u40 for me, but it did install 8u45 so I had 2 versions. I added a .cmd file to their package that runs: wmic product where "name like 'Java 8%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive Now it uninstalls 8u40 just fine. - Joe

I ended up just removing all Applicability and Installed rules since they always fail when trying to test for a file. I just push it out manually group by group. I always have to do a Update Agent Repair, then a Certificate push, then it installs ok. So far I'm having to do this with a BIOS settings package, a Adobe Reader…

You didn't say how you are running it. Off hand I'd say run %windir%\system32\cmd.exe Then for parameters use /c %MODULEPATH%\batchfile.bat If all else fails look at one of the Solarwinds published Java upgrade packages. In the Package Boot editor you can see how they run them. - Joe

I've tried it on other computers and it does the same thing. I started digging into the CBS and WMI-Operational? logs and began to get a headache. Is there a way to add a delay before it wakes up the PC, and when the patch job starts? - Joe

This may be an option: http://www.symantec.com/connect/sites/default/files/exe-to-msi.zip - Joe

You can highlight the patch(s) you want to push, then right click it and pick New Update List Template. Save it as a template. Then right click the PC(s) and chose Update Management (not the wizard). In there you can choose Load Update List Template, and then install the updates in the list, even if they are not approved.…

I did the same thing. Java 7 only uninstalls 6 using it's built in autoupdate. I modified the latest fairly functional Java 7 installation package (not upgrade) and pushed it to PC's that had Java 6. I added a large Java 6 uninstall script from Java J2SE & JRE Mass Uninstallation Script (Bat) I had it run the uninstall…

"However, there is no possible way to generate a report on products that are NOT installed on a machine, because the inventory only works from what is actually installed." I have a report that finds any program on any computer using a partial match of the program name. I had a brain cramp and made it a NOT rule, then…