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Question/Issue:
You want to know which operating systems are compatible with pcAnywhere.


Solution:
The following table is a quick reference of pcAnywhere versions (left column) and whether they are supported on a specific operating system (top row). Asterisks ( * ) indicate qualifying information found in the Note section immediately after the tables.

64 bit Windows

pcA version	Windows XP	Windows Vista	Windows 2003 Server	Windows 2008 Server	Windows 7
12.5	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes *
12.1	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
12.0	Yes*	No	Yes*	No	No

32 bit Windows

pcA version	Windows 95	Windows 98	Windows ME	Windows NT 4.0	Windows 2000	Windows 2003 server	Windows XP	Windows Vista	Windows 2008 Server	Windows 7
12.5	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes *
12.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
12.0	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
11.5	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
11.0	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
10.5	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes*	No	Yes*	No	No	No
10.0	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes*	No	No	No	No	No
9.21	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes*	No	No	No	No	No
9.2	Yes	Yes	No	Yes*	Yes*	No	No	No	No	No
9.0	Yes	Yes	No	Yes*	No	No	No	No	No	No
8.0	Yes	Yes	No	Yes*	No	No	No	No	No	No

Linux

pcA version	Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0 and Later	Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 and later	Red Hat 9	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and later	SUSE Linux 9.1	SUSE Linux 10	SUSE Professional 9.3 and later	Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
12.5	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
12.1	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
12.0	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
11.5	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Mac OS x

pcA version	Mac OS X 10.3.9	Mac OS X 10.4.3	Mac OS X 10.5.x	Mac OS X 10.6.x
12.5	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
12.1	Yes	Yes	No	No
12.0	Yes	Yes	No	No

Note: Symantec does not recommend or support the installation or use of any version of pcAnywhere on any operating system other than those listed above.

pcAnywhere 12.5
For Windows 7 support pcanywhere 12.5 (SP2) build 463 will have to be installed. This will require installing pcAnywhere 12.5 build 442 and applying (SP2) build 463 to the Windows 7 instalations. See Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 SP2 (Build 463): Release Notes for further information on windows 7 support. For more indepth information on 12.5 see Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 system requirements

pcAnywhere 12.0 and 12.1
For more indepth information on 12.0 and 12.1 see Symantec pcAnywhere 12.0 and 12.1 system requirements

pcAnywhere 12.0 and 64-bit operating systems

Updated version of pcAnywhere 12.0.2 is compatible with Windows XP Pro 64 bit and Windows Server 2003 Server 64-bit. For more information on this, read Release Notes of pcAnywhere 12.0.2

pcAnywhere 11.5/12.x and Linux
pcAnywhere versions 11.5 and 12.x support several Linux operating systems. For additional information, see Linux system requirements and configuration information for pcAnywhere.

pcAnywhere 11.0/11.5 and Windows 2000/2003

• pcAnywhere 11.0/11.5 is compatible with Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000/2003 Server, Windows 2000/2003 Advanced Server, and Windows 2003 Small Business Server. If you have pcAnywhere 11.0 installed, see the Note section that follows.
• pcAnywhere 11.0/11.5 will only run as a Remote under Windows 2000/XP Terminal Server, not as a Host. Install the Remote only version of pcAnywhere.
• pcAnywhere 11.0/11.5 is not compatible with Windows 2000 Internet Security Acceleration (ISA) Server.

Note: Confirm that you have the latest update for pcAnywhere 11.0 if you are running it on a Windows 2000/2003 Server. To apply the pcAnywhere 11.0.1 update, run LiveUpdate.

pcAnywhere 10.5 and Windows XP
Installing pcAnywhere 10.5 will disable the windows Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching. Refer to the document "Windows XP is disabling the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching..." when installing pcAnywhere 10.5 under Windows XP for additional information.
pcAnywhere 10.5 will only run as a Remote under Windows XP Terminal Server, not as a Host. Install the Remote only version of pcAnywhere.

pcAnywhere 10.x and Windows 2000

• pcAnywhere 10.x is compatible with Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
• pcAnywhere 10.x will only run as a Remote under Windows 2000 Terminal Server, not as a Host. Install the Remote only version of pcAnywhere.
• pcAnywhere 10.x is not compatible with Windows 2000 Internet Security Acceleration (ISA) Server.
  

pcAnywhere 10.x and Windows NT

• Only Windows NT 4.0 SP 6a is supported.
• pcAnywhere 10.x will only run as a Remote under Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server, not as a Host.
• Not supported on the following versions of Windows NT 4.0:
  • NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition (clustered servers)
    pcAnywhere is supported on any node in a clustered environment. However, pcAnywhere cannot be used to remotely control the Virtual Server (clustered server).
  • Internet Security Acceleration (ISA) Server

pcAnywhere 10.x and Windows 95
Only supported with Windows 95b or above.

pcAnywhere 9.x and Windows 2000
Works only if you are running pcAnywhere 9.2 or higher and Windows 2000 (up to Service Pack 1). Attempts to use an earlier version of pcAnywhere, or pcAnywhere 9.2 with Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later, will result in a blue screen and possible need to reinstall Windows. In addition, pcAnywhere will only run as a Remote under Windows 2000 Terminal Server.

For more information, please see the document pcAnywhere 9.0 and Windows 2000.

pcAnywhere 9.0 and pcANYWHERE32 7.x and 8.x
Not supported on the following versions of Windows NT 4.0:

• NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition (TSE)
• NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition (clustered servers)
• Internet Security Acceleration (ISA) Server

 

Document ID: 199877142828
Last Modified: 07/20/2010
Date Created: 07/07/1998
Operating System(s): Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, DOS, Windows NT3.51
Product(s): pcAnywhere 10.0, pcAnywhere 10.5, pcAnywhere 11.0, pcAnywhere 11.5, pcAnywhere 12.0, pcAnywhere 9.0
Release(s): pcAnywhere 10.0 [All Releases], pcAnywhere 10.5 [All Releases], pcAnywhere 11.0 [All Releases], pcAnywhere 12.0, pcAnywhere 12.1, pcAnywhere 12.5

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