Windows 7

Hi,

checking the Sophos KB i found the following:

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/63196.html

So it looks like Sophos Anti-Virus 7 is not officially sopported on Windows 7 but it seems to be running (KB describes more).

What you can do to get full support is to upgrade to Sophos Endpoint Security and Control Version 9.

Hope this helps :smileyhappy: 

Hi there,

In regard to the question about the Enterprise Console on v7 of Windows, that will be fully supported in v4.5 of the Console (or Enterprise Security & Control 9.5).

Your point about support for that OS is well taken by the way.

Matt

Windows 7 is supported for the endpoint software as detailed here:

http://www.sophos.com/products/enterprise/endpoint/security-and-control/windows/sysreqs.html

but not for installing the management console.

Thanks.

Dear choklo,

You can install sophos antivirus on Windows 7, i had installed from console 3.0 as well as 4.0, also you can install stand alone version, it supports.

Rgds,

RAmki.

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The solution provided in this posting is unsupported and you follow it at your own risk. Implementing this solution may affect any subsequent support provided by Sophos.

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Hi,

It is currently unsupported to run a remote Enterprise Console or any of the server side components natively on Windows 7. However there are 2 possible ways of running Enterprise Console on Windows 7.

The more supported way:

Install Windows XP Mode if your Windows 7 licence permits.It is available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx.

You can then install the Enterprise Console role only on the virtual XP machine.  On the Windows 7 machine, you can then launch Enterprise Console from Start – All Programs – Windows Virtual PC – Windows XP Mode Applications – Sophos – Enterprise Console (XP Mode).

For information, the shortcut to the application becomes something like:

%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\VMCPropertyHandler.dll,LaunchVMSal "Windows XP Mode" "||325d262f" "Enterprise Console "

The unsupported way

Please note, this is performed at your own risk as it is currently untested to run this version of the console on Windows 7. Please take any necessary system backups/restore points prior to continuing.

1. Copy the unpacked “sec_40” directory (as generated by the SFX download) to the Windows 7 machine. E.g. "C:\sec_40".

2. Open a command prompt (cmd.exe) running as Administrator (This is important otherwise the installation will fail). To do so, search for cmd.exe in the “Search programs and files” search field in the Start menu. When it appears above, you can right click and choose “Run as administrator”.

3. In the command prompt, change directory to C:\sec_40\ServerInstaller\.
    CD C:\sec_40\ServerInstaller\

4. Run:
    "Sophos Enterprise Console.msi" OVERRIDECHECKS=TRUE

5. At the “Setup Type” page, choose “Custom” and then ensure just the “Management console” feature is selected. Do not choose a “Complete” installation or choose to install any other components.

6. On the “Management Server” page choose the IP, or hostname of the machine where the Sophos Management Service is installed and then continue with the install.

7. Before launching Enterprise Console, ensure that your account is a member of the necessary groups, namely “Sophos Console Administrators” and if the user hasn’’’’t be granted specific access through RBA then also “Sophos Full Administrators".

8. From the Start menu you should be able to launch "Enterprise Console".

Thanks.