Instructions for downloading and installing Sophos Anti-Virus Software for PC Users...

Before installing Sophos Anti-Virus, you must do the following:

• If your computer is running WindowsNT/2000/XP/2003/Vista,  be sure you are logged on to the computer with an administrator account.
• Uninstall any other vendor’s anti-virus software before installing Sophos.

Downloading Sophos

1. Click on the Sophos link for your operating system. 
2. Next read and accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).
3. Enter your Net ID and password.
4. In the "File Download" dialog box - choose Save.
5. In the "Save As" dialog box - select the location you would like to have the file installed on your computer.
6. When the download is completer click on Close.
7. After the file has successfully been downloaded, locate the file in the folder in which it was saved on your computer.
8. Double-click the file. In the Sophos Anti-Virus and Sophos Client Firewall Network Installer window, click "Install" to extract the file’s contents to your computer and start the installation wizard.
   
   
   

Installing Sophos

1. On the Welcome Page of the Sophos Anti-Virus installation wizard, click "Next" to start the installation.
   
   
   
   
2. On the License Agreement page, click I accept the terms in the license agreement if you agree to the terms and want to continue then click "Next".
   
   
   
   
3. If you are installing Sophos on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, the Destination folder page is displayed. (If you would like you can change the folder where Sophos Anti-Virus will be installed). Click "Next".
   
   
   
   
4. On the Update Source Page of the installation wizard, enter the location where the computer will get updates. You can do this now or specify that you want to enter this information later.
   

   - Note: If you do not enter the address listed below you will not be able to connect to Sophos!
   
   Change the update source to http://sophos.stthomas.edu then enter your Net ID and password.
   
   - To enter the update source later, select I will enter these details later. Sophos Anti-Virus will not update itself until you enter these details.
   
   

5. On the Ready to Install Sophos Anti-Virus page, click "Next". You should see Sophos Anti-Virus being installed on your computer. 
   
   
   
   
   
6. On the last page of the wizard, it should say that you have successfully installed Sophos Anti-Virus, click "Finish".  Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista computers only need to be restarted to scan files accessed by DFS (Windows 2000/XP/2003) or via non-Microsoft file systems (Windows 2000).
   
   
7. Installation is complete when the Sophos Anti-Virus system tray icon is blue.
   

- If the icon is gray, this means that the on-access scanner is not running and your computer has no on-access protection against threats. For help, contact the IRT Tech Desk at 2-6230.

- If a red circle with a white cross in it appears over the Sophos Anti-Virus system tray icon, Sophos Anti-Virus failed to update itself. For help contact the IRT Tech Desk.

Sophos Anti-Virus will update itself automatically from the update source that you specified. By default, it will do this every 60 minutes, provided that the computer is connected to the Internet.