[wpkg-users] How to remove the package but leave the software installed

[David Petterson]

I have been using WPKG to force installation of Windows XP updates, and
are now switching to a WSUS server.

So the question for you all:
Is there a way to force remove the package information from the clients
without running any remove commands?

Solutions I have though of and why they wont work.

1.
Solution: Remove the packages from the computer profiles.

Problem: I have made "remove" entries for all updates (sometime it is
not good to do things the right way). If I just remove the package from
the computer profile, the updates will be removed, the users annoyed by
the computer beeing slow for too long and I will be hunted down.

2.
Solution: Create a new revision of all packages and remove the
"remove"-entries. Then after all clients have got the new revision,
remove the packages from the computer profile and remove/rename the
packages to force removal of the package on the client.

Problem: We have a lot of users working on laptops, some are away for
months (up to a year in some cases) and I have no idea when all
computers have received the updated packages. (this was the first reason
why I started to use WPKG to force install updates on the computers when
they get back to campus. With WSUS I can force install critical updates
by setting a deadline)


/David