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  • 1.  32 or 64 bit?

    Posted Oct 11, 2010 10:29 AM

    Hello,

    How do I know which version of the Endpoint software I need?  Through my university, I can purchase either the 32 or 64 bit version of the Symantec End Point 11 antivirus and antispyware software.  I have a Dell computer that runs on Vista. 

     

    Thanks,

    JE



  • 2.  RE: 32 or 64 bit?

    Posted Oct 13, 2010 03:15 AM

    System Requirements

    Client Workstations and Servers

    Processor
    • Note: Itanium is not supported
    • Intel Pentium processor or compatible architecture (32-bit and 64-bit)
    Windows Operating Systems
    32-bit systems:
    • Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server, Small Business Server with Service Pack 3 or later
    • Windows XP Professional and XP Embedded with Service Pack 1 or later
    • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Storage Edition, Web Edition, Small Business Server
    • Windows Vista (all x86 versions and Service Packs)
    • Windows 7 (all x86 versions)
    • Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Web Server 2008 (R2 and all Service Packs supported)
    64-bit systems:
    • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later
    • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Storage Edition, Small Business Server
    • Windows Vista (all x64 versions and Service Packs)
    • Windows 7 (all x64 versions).
    • Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Web Server 2008 (R2 and all Service Packs supported).
    • Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard Edition and Premium Edition (R2 and all Service Packs supported).
    • Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition and Premium Edition (R2 and all Service Packs supported).
    Hardware
    32-bit systems:
    • 256 MB RAM, (1 GB recommended) for Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded, and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
    • 1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended) for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 (all editions), and Windows Server 2008 (all editions)
    • 600 MB on the hard disk
    Mac OS X
    • Mac OS X 10.4-10.6 (32-bit only)
    • 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended) for Mac OS X 10.4
    • 512 MB of RAM for Mac OS X 10.5
    • 1 GB of RAM for Mac OS X 10.6
    • 300 MB hard disk for Mac
    Linux Operating Systems (32-bit and 64-bit versions)
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
    • SuSE Linux Enterprise (server/desktop) 9.x, 10.x
    • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES/OES2)
    • VMWare ESX 2.5, 3.x
    • Ubuntu 7.x, 8.x
    • Debian 4.x

     

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    • Hardware
    32-bit systems:

  • 1 GB RAM (2-4 GB recommended)
  • 4 GB on the hard disk for the server, plus 4 GB for the database
64-bit systems:
  • 1GB RAM (2-4 GB recommended); 4 GB RAM minimum for all editions of Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008
  • 4 GB on the hard disk for the server, plus 4 GB for the database; Small Business Server 2008: 60 GB for the server; Essential Business Server 2008: 45 GB for the server


  • 3.  RE: 32 or 64 bit?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Oct 13, 2010 03:23 AM

    for windows Vista be it 32 biot or 64 bit the SEP is supported. You may run winver command on the machine to know whether it is 32 or 64 bit OS.



  • 4.  RE: 32 or 64 bit?

    Posted Oct 13, 2010 03:25 AM

    In order to find out which version for Vista you have you may visit :http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218

    After determining the Operating system version, you can choose the 32 or 64 bit version of SEP 11



  • 5.  RE: 32 or 64 bit?

    Posted Oct 13, 2010 03:36 AM

    For 32 bit and 64 bit license is same.At the time of licensing the client may be 32 bit or 64 bit.It is irrelevant.Only number of PCs which you are gong to install SEP is important.In other words there is no separate license for 64 bit and 32 bit.Both are same in therms of license.

    If you download the software using any license you will get both 32 bit and 64 bit installation package .....

    You can use 64 bit package for installing in the systems with 64 bit os and 32 bit installation package in the systems with 32 bit os

    The latest version RU6MP1(11.0.6100) will work with windows vista also.It also works with windows 2000/xp/2003/2008 and with windows 7



  • 6.  RE: 32 or 64 bit?

    Posted Oct 13, 2010 03:39 AM

    Hello,

    I prefer 64 bit Os and applications. Cause you can use more than 4 GB Ram. This is the big diffrent. Therefore you can run more applications without slowing. More Ram More Power :)

    Best Regards.

    Fatih



  • 7.  RE: 32 or 64 bit?

    Posted Oct 13, 2010 03:45 AM

    I too agree with it."64 bit Os and applications" will give good performance.But if you want to install SEP 64 bit you should have 64 bit OS.But one disadvantage of 64 bit I observed is may softwares which is commonly using will not work with 64 bit/64 bit version of may softwares are not available....