Symantec Updates are not so silent…

I was at a client site this afternoon and discovered that installing the latest patch as per the instructions doesn’t give the silent install that is meant to happen. You need to ensure you read the whole set of instructions first as otherwise you follow the steps and when you get to step 17 after setting the install off you then realise that the vpremote.dat needs editing FIRST! At this point you discover the silent install is extremely loud and colourful as the swearing echoes around the room as pc’s start to reboot with no warning whatsoever.