http://acctu.blogspot.com/2007/08/fix-sophos-stand-alone-installation.html
About 2/3 through the installation, I came across this message:
Error 3057. There was an unexpected error while attempting to create, repair or delete a user account. Contact your support personnel.
Sophos now has a knowledge base article on it:
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/22862.html
However, the article is not clear at all on how to hack the registry to get it to install properly. Here are the steps that worked for me:
1. Run Regedit. If you don't know what this is, I would suggest seeking the help of someone who does. Any wrong setting made with this tool could cripple your machine.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software.
3. Right-click on the software key and select Permissions.
4. Explicitly add your currently logged-in user with full permissions.
5. Close out and reinstall Sophos.
This worked for me without the steps listed in my previous post on the problem. Now off to retrace the steps to install from the Management Console. Happy computing.
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