Tried in to install SEP on SBS Server 2003, no success

[Migration User]

I pushed our SEP to a Windows SBS Server 2003 and did not have any luck. 

But some weird things are happening now, anytime I right click on anything on that server, a SEP installation window comes up, I have to click Cancel to get it to go away.  It's almost like Windows Explorer sets off the installer?

So the installer keeps trying to run. Any ideas?

Thank you!

[Rafeeq]

Please follow these steps as per the document.

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client installation goes into a continuous installation loop

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2008040218173948

let me know the resuts

[Rafeeq]

If the above does not help
download the windows cleanup utility from
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
install it
remove the corrupted symante endpoint
reboot
install symantec again should be fine.

[Migration User]

It won't let me install the clean up utility because I can't stop the SMC service, so it sees another install is in progress.

I have tried ending the process smc.exe but it just restarts and when I try to end the service, everything is greyed out?

Seen that before?

[Migration User]

I'm sorry, I should have mentioned before that the system was currently running version 11 and I pushed 12 to it.

Again, my apologies for not specifiying that sooner.

[Rafeeq]

not a problem at all.
got to start run
type smc -stop
go to services.msc
stop all the symantec related services.
open task manager
kill all the msiexec.exe
now install the cleanup utility and remove sep
reboot and install sep again.

[Migration User]

Call Support get a copy of Cleanwipe Utility.
Run Cleanwipe to remove SEP then install SEP 12

[Rafeeq]

Hi,

You can try these steps.

go to services.msc
select symantec management client, right click properties.
make the startup type as disabled.
now open taskmanager,
kill smc.exe

the symatnec service is disabled now.

use the cleanup utility to remove symantec,
install it again
should be fine.