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There really isn't enough information here to figure out where you're going wrong. If you answer a few questions we might be able to figure it out. Are you trying to make an upgrade package which only upgrades existing installs? Are you using a file version rule for applicability and installed rules? File version with…

You can't call a batch file directly as you're trying. Instead of name="HostIP.bat" you need to call name="cmd.exe" with parameters that run your bat file. Since a normal command prompt cannot run a batch file over a network you will have to include your bat with the package and have it run from %modulepath%. The xml would…

You want to use the product code listed in the uninstall string. As an alternative you can have one line that removes all versions of Java 7 by calling cmd.exe with parameters "/c wmic product where "name like 'Java 7%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive".

Using the /INI switch requires that a full path rather than a relative path be used. From the command line I was able to use environment variables but that did not work in packageboot for some reason. In my experience you have to include /INI="C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\Install\unattend.ini" To add my…

I also use patch manager to update Firefox and use config.ini to prevent the creation of shortcuts and the install of the maintenance service. The problem I ran into with using the ini file was that relative paths absolutely would not work. I couldn't even use environment variables. My environment is consistent enough that…

You can create a custom package and push it to machines using patch manager. You have to figure out how to install the application silently with the settings you want, the prerequisites of the app, a way to check applicability, and a way to tell if it is already installed.Once you've worked all that out you can create a…

To disable updates for flash you need to create an mms.cfg file with your desired settings and place it in the proper directory. You can have the file copied to all machines using policy but there isn't an administrative template or registry setting you can use. More details can be found here IT Administration | Configure…

I was having the same problem. I deleted the updates that kept being revised from the patch manager console. After that they synced one final time and were no longer an issue.

Earlier today Adobe released Flash Player 11.6.602.168. I'm not sure what Adobe's policy is on releasing updates for previous versions through SCUP. I received updated packages for 11.5.502.149 through the SolarWinds catalog on 2/9.

I keep an up to date administrative install point that is deployed using patch manager. If you put an uninstall rule for msi code {AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AB0000000001} in package boot, any existing versions of Reader 11 will be uninstalled and the up to date package will be installed with your customizations. This allows…

It is also worth noting that Chrome will soon stop shipping with their Flash plugin embedded. You will need to install the PPAPI plugin from Adobe as well as the NPAPI plugn for Firefox.

I had the same issue a while ago. I deleted the updates that kept syncing from the catalog. At the next scheduled sync they were re-downloaded and the problem hasn't occurred since.

You need to remove /quiet and /norestart from the command line arguments. They are included on all MSIs by default and this could be causing problems.

There is most likely a difference between the applicability or prerequisite rules you have set and the actual state of a machine without Trillian installed at all or with a previous version. Without knowing what rules you have created I can't give you any specific direction but I would start by looking at an actual users…

There is always some lead time required for the patch manager team to create, test, and release these updates. If you need it sooner, create the package yourself. Asking when every update that is released will be available doesn't get them released any faster.