User manual FARONICS DEEP FREEZE STANDARD

[. . . ] 24 Deep Freeze Standard User Guide 4 | Contents Deep Freeze Standard User Guide | Preface 1 This user guide explains how to install, configure and use Deep Freeze Standard. Topics Important Information Technical Support Deep Freeze Standard User Guide 2 | Preface Important Information This section contains important information about your Faronics Product. About Faronics Faronics delivers market-leading solutions that help manage, simplify, and secure complex IT environments. Our products ensure 100% machine availability, and have dramatically impacted the day-to-day lives of thousands of information technology professionals. Fueled by a market-centric focus, Faronics' technology innovations benefit educational institutions, health care facilities, libraries, government organizations, and corporations. Product Documentation The following documents form the Deep Freeze Standard documentation set: · · Deep Freeze Standard User Guide -- This document guides you how to use the product. [. . . ] Enter the License Key or select the Use Evaluation check box to install Deep Freeze in Evaluation mode. The computer restarts immediately after the installation is complete. Attended Uninstall Complete the following steps to perform an attended uninstall. Insert the CD-ROM from the media package into the CD-ROM drive. Deep Freeze Standard User Guide 10 | Installing Deep Freeze 2. Select Uninstall Deep Freeze 6. 5 Standard in the dialog that appears on the desktop. If Deep Freeze has been downloaded via the Internet, double-click DF65Std. exe to begin the uninstall process. Click Uninstall. The computer restarts immediately after the uninstall is complete. Deep Freeze Standard User Guide Silent Install or Uninstall | 11 Silent Install or Uninstall Deep Freeze can be rapidly installed on multiple computers over a network using the Silent Install feature. Any deployment utility that allows execution of a command line on a remote computer can implement Silent Install or Uninstall. After the Silent Install or Uninstall is complete, the system restarts immediately. The command line has the following options: Syntax [/Install] [/Uninstall] [/PW=password] [/AllowTimeChange] [/Freeze=C, D, . . . ] [/Thaw=C, D, . . . ] Description Install Deep Freeze using installation file Uninstall Deep Freeze Set a password during installation Allow system clock to be changed Freeze only drives listed (Thaw all others) Thaw only drives listed (Freeze all others) Example Command Line: DF65Std. exe /Install /Freeze=C /PW=password In the above example, only the C: drive is Frozen. If the computer only has a C: drive, the [/Freeze] switch can be omitted. After executing the command, Deep Freeze installs and the computer restarts Frozen. The Silent Install or Uninstall does not work without the [/Install] or [/Uninstall] switch. Deep Freeze must be in a Thawed state before [/Uninstall] can be used. Deep Freeze Standard User Guide 12 | Installing Deep Freeze Silent Install or Uninstall using a Shortcut Deep Freeze can be installed (or uninstalled) directly on a computer without having to use the installation dialog box by completing the following steps. Locate the Deep Freeze installation file (DF65Std. exe) on the Deep Freeze Standard CD. Edit the path of the Target field by typing /install or /uninstall at the end of the path. Example Shortcut Target: E:\Deep Freeze Install File\DF65Std. exe /install Double-clicking the new shortcut results in the immediate installation or uninstallation of Deep Freeze, followed by a restart of the computer. Deep Freeze must be in a Thawed state before /uninstall can be used. Deep Freeze Standard User Guide Install Over Existing Deep Freeze Versions | 13 Install Over Existing Deep Freeze Versions All existing Deep Freeze versions must be uninstalled prior to performing any new Deep Freeze installation. Deep Freeze Standard User Guide 14 | Installing Deep Freeze Install Using Imaging Deep Freeze has been designed to work with all major imaging and desktop management software. [. . . ] Installation of software often requires one or more restarts to complete the installation. Deep Freeze helps administrators overcome challenges with maintaining the configuration of their computers in a production environment. Deep Freeze protects computers from unauthorized changes, viruses and malware, that can leave computers in a non-functional state. [. . . ]