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per the information below, it seems to be a policy issue, at least not fully a technical issue. <br />

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IMPORTANT: Windows XP and Windows 2003 are <b>NOT</b> supported. Patch 7 is the last patch that can install on these systems. Only customers with extended support contracts are permitted to use the product on Windows XP / Windows 2003. Refer to your extended support contract for details. 
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so in my understanding, technically you can, but not officially supported. <br />
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FYI<br />
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Supported platforms, environments, and operating systems for VirusScan Enterprise<br />
<b>Last Modified: &nbsp;8/29/2016</b><br />
<a href="https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=kb51111" rel="ugc">https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=kb51111</a>
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per the information below, it seems to be a policy issue, at least not fully a technical issue.


> IMPORTANT: Windows XP and Windows 2003 are NOT supported. Patch 7 is the last patch that can install on these systems. Only customers with extended support contracts are permitted to use the product on Windows XP / Windows 2003. Refer to your extended support contract for details.

so in my understanding, technically you can, but not officially supported.

FYI

Supported platforms, environments, and operating systems for VirusScan Enterprise
Last Modified:  8/29/2016
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=kb51111 [https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=kb51111]

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Can I install the McAfee 8.8 version on the windows 2003 server? please help
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Can I install the McAfee 8.8 version on the windows 2003 server? please help

Can I install the McAfee 8.8 version on the windows 2003 server?

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).