Determining the version of Symantec System Center

Article Type
Technical Solution

Product(s)

• AntiVirus Corporate Edition -> 10.0 -> 10.1
• AntiVirus Corporate Edition -> 10.0
• AntiVirus Corporate Edition -> 9.0
• Show all

Environment

• Microsoft -> Windows Server 2003 -> Standard Server
• Microsoft -> Windows NT -> 4.0 Server SP6a
• Microsoft -> Windows 2000 -> Server

Languages

• English
• 日本語 (Japanese)

Problem

You need to know which version of Symantec System Center is installed.

Solution

There are two ways to determine the version of Symantec System Center:

• Check the Symantec System Center snap-in properties.
• Check the version number of the Nsctop.exe file.

To determine the version of Symantec System Center from the console

1. Start Symantec System Center.
2. Click Console.
3. Click Add/Remove Snap-in.
4. On the Standalone tab, click Symantec System Center.
5. Click About.
   The version number is located in the lower-left corner.

Use this version of Symantec System Center	With this version of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
5.0	8.x
6.0	9.x
10.0	10.0
10.1	10.1

Compare the file version number of Nsctop.exe with the Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition version number in the following table to confirm that the correct version of Symantec System Center is installed.

To determine the file version of the Nsctop.exe file

1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Search (or Find) > For Files or Folders.
2. In the "Search for files or folders named" box, type--or copy and paste--the following:
   
   nsctop.exe
   
3. Click Search Now or Find Now.
4. Right-click the Nsctop.exe file, and then click Properties.
5. Click the Version tab to see the version information.

Use this version of Nsctop.exe	With this version of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
8.0.0.374	8.0.0.374
8.0.0.378	8.0.0.378
8.0.1.425	8.0.1.425
8.0.1.429	8.0.1.429
8.0.1.434	8.0.1.434
8.0.1.437	8.0.1.437
8.0.1.446	8.0.1.446
8.0.1.457	8.0.1.457
8.0.1.460	8.0.1.460
8.0.1.464	8.0.1.464
8.0.1.471	8.0.1.471
8.0.1.501	8.0.1.501
8.1.1.314	8.1.1.314
8.1.1.319	8.1.1.319
8.1.1.323	8.1.1.323
8.1.1.329	8.1.1.329
8.1.1.336	8.1.1.336
8.1.1.366	8.1.1.366
8.1.1.377	8.1.1.377
8.1.1.385	8.1.1.385

Use this version of Nsctop.exe	With this version of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
9.0.0.338	9.0.0.x
9.0.1.1000	9.0.1.x
9.0.2.1000	9.0.2.x
9.0.3.1000	9.0.3.x
9.0.4.1000	9.0.4.x
9.0.5.1000	9.0.5.x

Use this version of Nsctop.exe	With this version of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
10.0.0.359	10.0.0.359
10.0.1.1000	10.0.1.1000
10.0.2.1000	10.0.2.1000
10.1	10.1

Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH99432