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Installing and Configuring Sophos version 6.5.x.x for Windows XP
Once you have downloaded the installation program (savxp60sasfx.exe), follow these steps to install and configure Sophos:
- Before installing Sophos Anti-Virus version 6.5:
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- If you have any other vendor's anti-virus software, you must uninstall it before installing Sophos.
- If you have Sophos Anti-Virus 3.xx installed, it is recommended that you uninstall Remote Update (if you have it) and then uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus 3.xx.
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double-click the icon for the install program
- You will see the following screen
- click Install
- The extraction process takes awhile...
- click Next to begin installation
- click Next to continue
- change info as per email sent to you when you requested access to Sophos:
- click Next
- click Next
- this takes awhile...
- Then:
- click Finish to complete installation.
- You will notice the Sophos icon in the system tray flashing, indicating that the installation is completing and that the AutoUpdate feature is checking for updates.
- After awhile the icon will stop flashing. Hover the mouse pointer over the icon in the system tray and it will indicate the date and time last updated.
- Right-click on the Sophos icon in the system tray and select Configure Updating...
- Go to the Schedule tab
- You can change the frequency for checking for updates to a higher number; e.g., 480 minutes for every 8 hours, 1440 minutes for every 24 hours.
Note: the install directory (e.g., c:\savxpsa) can be removed after installation.
Last updated Monday, 07-Jan-2008 09:32:28 MST, by John Luiten
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