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Next step:Optimize your protection system to ensure that it is effectively up and running. For more
information, refer to Post-Install actions (page 41).
NOTE
To re-run the Post-Installation wizard, from command prompt, navigate to the GFI
MailEssentials installation folder and run the following command:
e2kwiz.exe clean
3.4 Upgrading a previous version
GFI MailEssentials enables you to upgrade existing installations of GFIMailEssentials and/or
GFIMailSecurity. The following restrictions on versions apply:
Product Restriction
GFIMailEssentials Minimum version to upgrade from: GFIMailEssentials 12 with all Service Releases installed.
GFIMailSecurity Minimum version to upgrade from: GFIMailSecurity 10.1 with all Service Releases installed.
If upgrading an installation with a previous version of GFIMailEssentials, GFI MailEssentials is installed
with Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing features fully licensed and the Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware on a 30
day trial period. Likewise, if upgrading an installation where only GFIMailSecurity is installed, only
the Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware features are fully licensed, while the Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing
features are on a 30 day trial period. Installations where both GFIMailEssentials and GFIMailSecurity
are installed are upgraded to have both Anti-Spam/Anti-Phishing and Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware
features fully licensed.
For more information on GFI MailEssentials licensing, refer to http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=ME_
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IMPORTANT
Before upgrading to the latest version of GFI MailEssentials, ensure your system meets
the minimum system requirements. For more information, refer to System requirements
(page 24).
3.4.1 Upgrade Procedure
IMPORTANT
Upgrade is not reversible; you cannot downgrade to the previous version you had
installed.
Select the configuration option that best describes your setup from the list below.
Previous installation on SMTP Server/Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Previous installation on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010
Updating to a newer version of GFI MailEssentials
Previous installation on SMTP Server/Microsoft
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Exchange Server 2003