Cytomic Data Watch requirements

Supported operating systems

After 30 June 2026, the product license will be automatically removed from all computers that run these OS versions: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 (Windows Server 2008 R2 will continue to be supported). You will not be able to allocate licenses to affected computers. Computers without a license will have all protections disabled, lose access to Collective Intelligence, stop receiving signature file updates, and cease to run assigned tasks. For more information about our End-of-Life policies, go to https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-trust-center/end-of-life-policy.

Cytomic Data Watch supports devices that run Microsoft Windows XP SP3 and higher and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and higher. It does not support Linux and macOS.

Microsoft Filter Pack Component

Microsoft Filter Pack and Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office includes the Microsoft Filter Pack. The IFilter components that correspond to Office products installed on the user computer are installed automatically. To make sure that all IFilter components are available on the computer, see Manually installing the Microsoft Filter Pack.

Manually installing the Microsoft Filter Pack

To install the Microsoft Filter Pack, go to:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17062

The Microsoft Filter Pack is compatible with Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, and higher. In some cases, you must install the Microsoft Core XML Services 6.0 library or Microsoft Search Service.