FARONICS DEEP FREEZE SERVER STANDARD User manual

STANDARD
Getting Started
Overview
e purpose of this guide is to get Deep Freeze installed and running on your machine without any
issues. It provides a reference for many common questions that arise when installing and using this
soware.
Deep Freeze Resources
User guides, video tutorials, white papers, and other documentation on Deep Freeze Standard are
available in the Faronics Content Library at www.faronics.com/library.
What is Deep Freeze?
Deep Freeze is a soware program that prevents any permanent changes being made to a machine.
Deep Freeze has two states: Frozen and awed. When Deep Freeze is in a Frozen state, any changes
made to the machine are forgotten when the machine is restarted. When Deep Freeze is in a awed
state, any changes made to the machine are retained when the machine is restarted. When making
changes to a machine, such as installing soware or performing updates, the computer needs to be put
into a awed state. A reboot is required every time the state of the computer is changed.
Requirements
Deep Freeze requires Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 or 64 Bit), or Windows Vista (32 or 64 Bit), or
Windows 7 (32 or 64 Bit), and 10% free hard drive space. e hardware requirements are the same as
the recommended hardware requirements for the host operating system.
Installing Deep Freeze Standard
When installing Deep Freeze, close and disable all background utilities and antivirus soware.
Complete the following steps to install Deep Freeze Standard:
1. Double-click the DF65Std.exe file to begin the installation process. e Deep Freeze Standard
Installation Dialog appears.
2. Click Install to begin the installation.
Follow the steps presented. Read and accept the license agreement. At the end of the
installation, the machine reboots. Aer the reboot Deep Freeze is installed.
3. Aer the reboot, a Password Initialization screen appears. is screen allows you to enter
a password for Deep Freeze. is screen only appears for 10 seconds. If you do not enter a
password before the screen disappears, you can set the password later.
Aer the workstation restarts, the only indication that Deep Freeze is installed is a new icon that
appears in your System Tray next to the clock.Accessing this icon is explained in the Using Deep Freeze
section.
License
To update the License Key, go to Status tab and click Edit to enter the License Key in the License Key
field. Click Update License to convert Deep Freeze from the Evaluation version to a Licensed version.
e License Key Type field displays the License Key. e Expiry Date displays the date and time when
the license expires.
e evaluation version of Deep Freeze Standard expires 30 days aer installation. Deep
Freeze will be present and installed, but deactivated.
To deploy Deep Freeze to workstations using the Silent Install System, or as part of an imaging process,
please refer to the user guide.

STANDARD
Getting Started
Uninstalling Deep Freeze Standard
e option to Uninstall Deep Freeze is only available if Deep Freeze has previously been installed on
the workstation. e workstation must be in a awed state to perform an uninstall.
To uninstall Deep Freeze, complete the following steps:
1. Double-click the DF65Std.exe file.
2. Select Uninstall.
Using Deep Freeze
When the Frozen icon appears in the System Tray aer installation, the workstation is protected
by Deep Freeze.
When the awed icon appears in the System Tray, the workstation is not protected by Deep
Freeze.
To test the power and robustness of Deep Freeze, try deleting or modifying some toolbars, changing
the desktop, or modifying the registry settings. All changes made will be reset on reboot.
Accessing the Deep Freeze Control Dialog
1. To gain access to the Deep Freeze control dialog, use either of the following two methods to
log on:
•Press SHIFT and double-click the Deep Freeze icon in the System Tray
•Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+F6
2. e Deep Freeze password dialog appears. Enter your Deep Freeze password.
3. If you have not set up a password yet, leave the password field blank and click OK. e Deep
Freeze control dialog appear with the following two tabs:
• Status: used to set the state of Deep Freeze, prepare for imaging, or enter a License Key
• Password: used to set a new password or change a previous one
Refer to the User Guide for more information on these tabs.
e Deep Freeze Standard User Guide is available at: http://www.faronics.com/Faronics/Documents/
DFS_Manual.pdf
Organizations considering larger deployments of Deep Freeze may want to evaluate Deep Freeze
Enterprise, for its administrative and management features.
Free technical support is available to you during your evaluation period.Contact our Technical Support
department at [phone], 800-943-6422, or through www.faronics.com/support
For further product, pricing, and ordering information, please contact the Customer Service
Department at [phone], [phone], or by email at [email protected]m
Deep Freeze Security Notice: Deep Freeze does not protect against booting from a floppy drive or CD-ROM drive.
e CMOS should be configured to prevent booting from the floppy drive or CD-ROM drive (i.e. set to boot to the hard drive) and
the CMOS must be password protected. is is a normal precaution for most public access computers. e Windows Registry, the
computer CMOS and the boot sector are protected by Deep Freeze from within Windows.