Upgrading Sophos Endpoint Security and Control

Question

Apologies if this is a dumb question, but do I need to uninstall the existing Sophos Endpoint Security and Control [Anti-Virus 7.6.20 & Client Firewall 1.5.8] on Standalone PCs before installing the latest versions [i.e. Anti-Virus 9.5 & Client Firewall 2.5] or can I just install the new version on top of your current version?

Any advise would be appreciated and apologies if this has already been covered and I've missed it.

Thanks

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jak · Accepted Answer

Hi,

The easiest way I've found of upgrading a standalone machine updating from Sophos is to edit the file: 
 C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config\TopLevelCatalogue.dat 
 (Adjust to %Programdata% for Vista+)

and change the line from: 
 sdds.esc9 
 to: 
 sdds.esc95

save the file and initiate an update.

Thanks, 
 Jak :4026