Question/Issue:
You are planning to upgrade or install Symantec pcAnywhere in your environment and need to know about the supported platforms and system requirement.


Solution:
Installation procedures might vary, depending on your work environment and which installation option you choose. You can choose a full product installation or a custom installation package that includes only the functionality that you need.
If you are an administrator and need assistance with creating, building, and deploying custom installation packages for network installations, see the Symantec pcAnywhere Administrator's Guide on the installation CD.
Before you install pcAnywhere, ensure that your computer meets the system requirements. Review the Readme file on the installation CD for any known issues.

Note:Installation of Symantec pcAnywhere is not supported on encrypted file systems.

Symantec pcAnywhere System requirements
This is the minimum resources that are required to install the full version of Symantec pcAnywhere.

Operating systems	Requirements
Windows 2000 SP3 or later Professional or Server Advanced Server Windows XP Home/Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 2003 Server Standard/Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise/Home Premium/Home Basic (32-bit and 64-bit) (Only supported in pcAnywhere 12.1.)	Operating system requirements as defined by Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later Windows Installer 3.1

Thin host system requirements for Windows
This is the minimum resources that are required to install a Symantec pcAnywhere thin host on a Windows computer.

Operating systems	Requirements
Windows 2000 SP3 or later Professional or Server Advanced Server Windows XP Home/Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 2003 Server Standard/Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows PE Windows XP Embedded/Point of Service Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise/Home Premium/Home Basic (32-bit and 64-bit) (Only supported in pcAnywhere 12.1.)	Operating system requirements as defined by Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later Windows Installer 3.1

Thin host system requirements for Linux
This is the list the minimum resources that are required to install a Symantec pcAnywhere thin host on a Linux computer.

Operating systems	Requirements
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0 and 4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 and 4. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0 or later SUSE Linux 10.0 SUSE Professional 9.3 or later Novell Linux Desktop 9.0	Intel Pentium (or compatible) processor at 133 MHz or higher 64 MB of RAM 20 MB of hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive VGA or higher resolution monitor Firefox 1.5 or Mozilla 1.6 or later

Thin host system requirements for Mac OS X
This is the list the minimum resources that are required to install a Symantec pcAnywhere thin host on a Mac OS X computer.

Operating systems	Requirements
Mac OS X 10.4.3	Operating system requirements as defined by Apple Firefox 1.5 or Safari 2.0.1 browsers
Mac OS X 10.3.9	Operating system requirements as defined by Apple Firefox 1.5 or Safari 1.3.1 browsers

Symantec pcAnywhere Gateway system requirements
This is the list the minimum resources that are required to install Symantec pcAnywhere Gateway.

Operating systems	Requirements
Windows 2000 SP3 or later Professional or Server Advanced Server Windows XP Home/Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 2003 Server Standard/Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise/Home Premium/Home Basic (32-bit and 64-bit) (Only supported in pcAnywhere 12.1.)	Operating system requirements as defined by Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later Windows Installer 3.1

Symantec pcAnywhere Web Remote system requirements
This is the list the minimum resources that are required to install Symantec pcAnywhere Web Remote.

Operating systems	Requirements
Windows 2000 SP3 or later Professional or Server Advanced Server Windows XP Home/Professional Windows 2003 Server Standard/Enterprise Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise/Home Premium/Home Basic (Only supported in pcAnywhere 12.1.)	Operating system requirements as defined by Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or later Windows Installer 3.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0 and 4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 and 4. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0 or later. SUSE Linux 10.0 SUSE Professional 9.3 or later Novell Linux Desktop 9.0	Intel Pentium (or compatible) processor at 133 MHz or higher 64 MB of RAM 20 MB of hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive VGA or higher resolution monitor Firefox 1.5 or Mozilla 1.6 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or 1.5
Mac OS X 10.4.3	Operating system requirements as defined by Apple Firefox 1.5 or Safari 2.0.1 browsers Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or 1.5
Mac OS X 10.3.9	Operating system requirements as defined by Apple Firefox 1.5 or Safari 1.3.1 browsers Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or 1.5

Symantec pcAnywhere CrossPlatform system requirements
This is the list the minimum resources that are required to install Symantec pcAnywhere CrossPlatform.

Operating systems	Requirements
Windows 2000 SP3 or later Professional or Server Advanced Server Windows XP Home/Professional Windows 2003 Server Standard/Enterprise Windows Vista Ultimate/Business/Enterprise/Home Premium/Home Basic (Only supported in pcAnywhere 12.1.)	Operating system requirements as defined by Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or later Windows Installer 3.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0 and 4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 and 4. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0 or later SUSE Linux 10.0 SUSE Professional 9.3 or later Novell Linux Desktop 9.0	Intel Pentium (or compatible) processor at 133 MHz or higher 64 MB of RAM 20 MB of hard disk space CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive VGA or higher resolution monitor Firefox 1.5 or Mozilla 1.6 or later Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or 1.5
Mac OS X 10.4.3	Operating system requirements as defined by Apple Firefox 1.5 or Safari 2.0.1 browsers Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or 1.5
Mac OS X 10.3.9	Operating system requirements as defined by Apple Firefox 1.5 or Safari 1.3.1 browsers Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 or 1.5

Computer system requirements for pcAnywhere Mobile
This is the list the minimum resources that are required to install pcAnywhere Mobile on your computer.

Requirement	Description
Operating system	Windows 2000 SP3 or later, XP, 2003 Server, Vista (With Vista, pcAnywhere 12.1 only.)
Synchronization software	Microsoft ActiveSync 3.71 or later

Device system requirements
This is the minimum resources that are required to install pcAnywhere Mobile on your device.

Requirement	Description
Device	Pocket PC Pocket PC Phone Edition
Operating system	Windows Mobile 5.0/2003 SE
Processor	Intel XScale Processor
Memory	5 MB
RAM	32 MB
Disk space	1 MB
Network protocol	TCP/IP

References:
Title: 'How to obtain manuals for pcAnywhere'
Document ID: 2007122010270160
> Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/on-technology.nsf/docid/2007122010270160?Open&seg=ent

Document ID: 2008041009340060
Last Modified: 08/08/2008
Date Created: 04/10/2008
Operating System(s): Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, KDE or Gnome
Product(s): pcAnywhere 12.0
Release(s): pcAnywhere 12.0, pcAnywhere 12.1