Installation_Requirements

Installation Requirements

The OfficeScan client can be installed on computers running the following platforms:

Windows XP/2003, 32-bit version
Windows XP/2003, 64-bit version
Windows Vista, 32-bit and 64-bit versions
Windows 2008, 32-bit version
Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2, 64-bit version
Windows 7, 32-bit version
Windows 7, 64-bit version
Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, 32-bit version

Windows XP/Server 2003, 32-bit version

Resource	Requirement
Operating system (Windows XP)	Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional for Embedded Systems Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 3 OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows XP operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter™ 4 Citrix™ XenServer™ 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit OfficeScan automatically disables some features on server platforms. Refer to Post-installation Considerations for more information.
Operating system (Windows Server 2003)	Windows Server™ 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions) with Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 R2 (Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions) with Service Pack 2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (Basic, Standard, Enterprise, and Workgroup Editions) with Service Pack 2 Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 (Basic, Standard, Enterprise, and Workgroup Editions) with Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows 2003 operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter™ 4 Citrix™ XenServer™ 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit OfficeScan automatically disables some features on server platforms. Refer to Post-installation Considerations for more information.
Hardware	Processor 300MHz Intel Pentium or equivalent AMD™64 processor architectures RAM 256MB minimum, 512MB recommended Available disk space 350MB minimum Others Monitor that supports 1024 x 768 resolution at 256 colors
Others	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, or 8.0 if performing Web setup Disable Simple File Sharing on Windows XP computers so users can successfully install the OfficeScan client program (see the Windows documentation for instructions).

Windows XP/2003, 64-bit version

Resource	Requirement
Operating system	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions) with Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 R2 (Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions) with Service Pack 2 Windows Storage Server 2003 (Basic, Standard, Enterprise, and Workgroup Editions) with Service Pack 2 Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 (Basic, Standard, Enterprise, and Workgroup Editions) with Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows XP/2003 operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter 4 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit OfficeScan automatically disables some features on server platforms. Refer to Post-installation Considerations for more information.
Hardware	Processor AMD64 and Intel 64 processor architectures RAM 256MB minimum, 512MB recommended Available disk space 350MB minimum Others Monitor that supports 1024 x 768 resolution at 256 colors
Others	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, or 8.0 if performing Web setup Disable Simple File Sharing on Windows XP computers so users can successfully install the OfficeScan client program (see the Windows documentation for instructions).

Windows Vista, 32-bit and 64-bit versions

Resource	Requirement
Operating system	Windows Vista™ (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Premium, Home Basic) with Service Pack 1 or 2 Windows Vista Business/Ultimate for Embedded Systems OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows Vista operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter 4 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit
Hardware	Processor 1GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent AMD64 and Intel 64 processor architectures RAM 1GB minimum, 1.5GB recommended Available disk space 350MB minimum Others Monitor that supports 1024 x 768 resolution at 256 colors
Others	Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 or 8.0 if performing Web setup

Windows Server 2008, 32-bit version

Resource	Requirement
Operating system	Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter and Web Editions) with Service Pack 1 or 2 Windows Storage Server 2008 (Basic Edition) Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows 2008 operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter 4 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit OfficeScan automatically disables some features on server platforms. Refer to Post-installation Considerations for more information.
Hardware	Processor Minimum 1GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent, 2GHz recommended AMD64 and Intel 64 processor architectures RAM 512MB minimum, 2GB recommended Available disk space 350MB minimum Others Monitor that supports 1024 x 768 resolution at 256 colors
Others	Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 or 8.0 if performing Web setup

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, 64-bit version

Resource	Requirement
Operating system	Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter and Web Editions) with Service Pack 1 or 2 Windows Server 2008 R2 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions) Windows Storage Server 2008 (Basic, Standard, Enterprise, and Workgroup Editions) Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows 2008 operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter 4 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit OfficeScan automatically disables some features on server platforms. Refer to Post-installation Considerations for more information.
Hardware	Processor Minimum 1.4GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent, 2GHz recommended AMD64 and Intel 64 processor architectures RAM 512MB minimum, 2GB recommended Available disk space 350MB minimum Others Monitor that supports 1024 x 768 resolution at 256 colors
Others	If performing Web setup: Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 or 8.0 for Windows Server 2008 Windows Internet Explorer 8.0 for Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7, 32-bit version

Resource	Requirement
Operating system	Windows 7 (Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate for Embedded Systems OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows 7 operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter 4 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit
Hardware	Processor Minimum 1GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent, 2GHz recommended AMD64 and Intel 64 processor architectures RAM 1GB minimum, 2GB recommended Available disk space 350MB minimum
Others	Windows Internet Explorer 8.0 if performing Web setup

Windows 7, 64-bit version

Resource	Requirement
Operating system	Windows 7 (Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate for Embedded Systems OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows 7 operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter 4 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit
Hardware	Processor Minimum 2GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent AMD64 and Intel 64 processor architectures RAM 1.5GB minimum Available disk space 350MB minimum
Others	Windows Internet Explorer 8.0 if performing Web setup

Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, 32-bit version

Resource	Requirement
Operating system	Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 OfficeScan supports client installation on guest Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 operating systems hosted on the following virtualization applications: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 with Service Pack 1 VMware ESX/ESXi Server 4 (Server Edition) VMware Server 2 (Server Edition) VMware Workstation and Workstation ACE Edition 7.0 VMware vCenter 4 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 64-bit
Hardware	Processor Minimum 300MHz Intel Pentium or equivalent RAM 256MB minimum, 512MB recommended Available disk space 350MB minimum
Others	Windows Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, or 8.0 if performing Web setup

Compatibility List

OfficeScan is compatible with the following third-party products:

Microsoft Office XP, 2003, 2007, and 2010
Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005 and 2008
Terminal Services on Windows 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, and 2008 R2
Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 Clusters
Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Failover Clusters
VMware View™ 4
Citrix™ XenApp™ 4.5/5.0
Citrix XenDesktop™ 4
Outlook Mail Scan supports Microsoft Office Outlook™ 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2010
POP3 Mail Scan supports the following email programs:
Becky! Internet Mail 2.0
Eudora™ 6.2
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0
Microsoft Office Outlook 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2010
Mozilla Thunderbird™ 1.5, 2.0
Windows Mail (for Windows Vista only)
Foxmail 5.0, 6.0