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Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+: changing a computer's status from managed to standalone

Issue
You have a networked computer running Sophos Anti-Virus, which you no longer wish to manage from the console. You now want to change it to run it as a standalone computer.

Sophos product and version
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+

Operating system
Windows XP Professional SP2

What to do

  1. Uninstall the existing version of Sophos Anti-Virus from the computer.
  2. Follow the instructions given in the Sophos Anti-Virus Standalone startup guide for installing a standalone version of Sophos Anti-Virus on to the computer.

If you need more information or guidance, then please contact technical support.