Sophos Network Install on Windows 7

[Fatmas]

We are planning to make the move to Windows 7 next summer and because of this, we are testing it on a couple of machines just so we are prepared for all the problems we will face.


Now, we are having problems installing Sophos AV over the network onto our Windows 7 client, anybody else had this problem?

I can't really be anymore specific than that, it just doesn't want to install...

Any ideas would be appreciated

EDIT: Got a bit more information, the client machine is detected in the enterprise console, It just won't go down.

[DrCheese]

Give them a week or so.
Sophos Endpoint Security and Control: support for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2

From what I can tell, they've just finished the beta program for this, so should be released soon
Sophos - Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0 beta

[Number6]

We deployed Win 7 a few weeks ago along with a new instance of Sophos running on a new W2008 server.

Sophos installed and ran on the Win 7 Clients without any issues at all.

[john]

I spoke to Sophos on Friday about its Win 7 Support and 2008 R2 Support, and it should be on time for launch with the retail launch. But in the mean time if you have 2008 R2 Servers that need protecting the current version will work on them I was told, and seems to be fine in my checking.

[Trapper]

I've got it running on a couple of Win 7 and 2008 R2 clients from the Enterprise Console with no problem.

x86 and x64

[IanT]

Check the horrible windows firewall in W7

[DevilsAdvocate]

Hi all,

Having problems getting Sophos to deploy on our 7 test machines. Domain firewall is disabled and the machines shows as pulling down the install with the little green arrow in the Enterprise Console, but it just sits there from then onwards with no sign of installation on the machine occurring. I read a support article on the Sophos site about enabling certain features under the Network Sharing Centre, and when I chose 'use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers' in the Home or Work group, it deployed fine. However, I can't find any options for this in the 2008 Group Policies, and obviously doing this to each machine would be a pain the rear. It also appears as though its profile specific so doing it on the initial image won't make a blind bit of difference, any suggestions? Are there any ill effects to putting the Sophos Installation on the image before capture? Will all the machines report back OK to the console after naming? Sorry for all the questions! Thanks in advance.

Rob

[DrCheese]

I spoke to Sophos on Friday about its Win 7 Support and 2008 R2 Support, and it should be on time for launch with the retail launch. But in the mean time if you have 2008 R2 Servers that need protecting the current version will work on them I was told, and seems to be fine in my checking.

I take it they didn't give you a solid release date?

[john]

Not on the phone to me, but I didn't ask as I was happy that it worked and my central install and downloads are all done on a 2003 box anyway.

[FragglePete]

Found this Sophos Anti-Virus v 7 and Sophos Client Firewall v 1.5: support on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on the Sophos website regarding getting it installed on Windows 7. Gone through the steps and I can deploy to a Windows 7 machines.

However, not entirely happy on the hoops required to get it installed and hope it gets more automated as it is now with Windows XP.

Pete

[burgemaster]

remote registry service running??
If I remember vista needed this to be set to Automatic

[DrCheese]

Looks like Enterprise console version 4 and sophos AV version 9 is now out for download on the sophos website.

[DrCheese]

From what I can tell, this new version removes the ability to update your CID from anyone else other than Sophos. Be careful if your update your CID's from you LEA as it looks like you won't be able to in future.
Sophos update manager insists on a sophos website username/password.

[DrCheese]

How are people getting on with this? I have enterprise console 4 installed and can deploy fine to XP machines, but our Window 7 machines ignore any attempts to deploy it. Do we still have to faff about with the settings that we were required to do with the previous version of sophos?

[FragglePete]

How are people getting on with this? I have enterprise console 4 installed and can deploy fine to XP machines, but our Window 7 machines ignore any attempts to deploy it. Do we still have to faff about with the settings that we were required to do with the previous version of sophos?

Got it running and migrating machines in batches. Seems fine ok. The only thing I had to do on the the couple of Windows 7 Machines was to enable Remote Registry Service and then Sophos installed with no issues.

Pete