Sophos products and Windows XP Service Pack 2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes the Windows Firewall by default and has changed several other features of Windows XP security. The articles below describe how these changes have affected several Sophos products when run on Windows XP.

Please note: Sophos is continuing to test its products with Windows XP SP2. We will update this knowledgebase article as more information becomes available.

Customers who wish to defer their installation of Windows XP SP2 should read the instructions posted on Microsoft's website.

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business Edition

Windows Security Center reports virus protection from Sophos as out of date

Reinstalling Sophos Anti-Virus on Windows XP with Service Pack 2

Sophos Anti-Virus: presence of anti-virus software not displayed on computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2 in a domain

Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business Edition (SBE)

Sophos Anti-Virus SBE: configuring computers running Windows XP SP2 or Windows 2003 SP1

Sophos Anti-Virus SBE: access to computers with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows 2003 Service Pack 1

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003

Windows XP Service Pack 2 and IDE self-extractor file warnings

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003: SNMP alerts and Windows XP Service Pack 2

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003: peer-to-peer installations and Windows XP Service Pack 2