A repair of the SEP client through Control Panel - Add and Remove resolves an issue with the SEP client.
You want to know how to use a script to resolve the same issue on multiple systems within the network.
SEP is installed and uninstalled using Microsoft Windows's MSIEXEC utility. MSIEXEC can use command line parameters to accomplish a Install, Repair or Uninstall.
The basic format for a MSIEXEC command line repair is:
MSIEXEC /f [p] {Package/product code}
Using the basic format for a MSIEXEC command line repair of SEP is:
MSIEXEC /fp SEP_Setup.MSI
NOTE:
1) The file "SEP_Setup.MSI" must be on the system under repair.
2) The "f" and "p" switches/flags are listed here an an example only. See the following documents to get the desired results:
a. Command-Line Switches for the Microsoft Windows Installer Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/227091
b. http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/how-run-repair-sep-11-command-line-xp-and-vista-form-client-side
To locate where the SEP MSI package is at and by what system GUID the package is called, look in the registry.
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
This is the equivalent of Control Panel > Add Remove > Repair
Applies To
SEP in a Windows OS is installed, repaired and uninstalled by Microsoft utility MSIEXEC.
See the following Microsoft documentation on details about MSIEXEC:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/msiexec.mspx?mfr=true