User manual FARONICS DEEP FREEZE SERVER STANDARD

[. . . ] 15 Silent Install or Uninstall using a Shortcut . 16 Install Over Existing Deep Freeze Versions . 23 Permanent Software Installations, Changes, or Removals . 24 Deep Freeze Server Standard User Guide 4 | Contents Deep Freeze Server Standard User Guide | Preface 5 This user guide explains how to install, configure and use Deep Freeze Server Standard. Topics Important Information Technical Support Deep Freeze Server Standard User Guide 6 | 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. [. . . ] Choose the drives to Freeze from the displayed list. Click Install to begin the installation. The computer restarts immediately after the installation is complete. Attended Uninstall Complete the following steps to perform an attended uninstall. Double-click DFStdServ. exe to begin the uninstall process. The following screen appears: Deep Freeze Server Standard User Guide 14 | Installing Deep Freeze 2. Click Uninstall. The computer restarts immediately after the uninstall is complete. Deep Freeze Server Standard User Guide Silent Install or Uninstall | 15 Silent Install or Uninstall Deep Freeze can be rapidly installed on multiple computers over a network using the Silent Install feature. Deep Freeze can also be uninstalled in the same manner. 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: DFStdServ. exe /Install /Freeze=C /PW=password In the above example, only the C: drive is Frozen. Any other drives on the computer are Thawed. 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 Server Standard User Guide 16 | 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 (DFStdServ. exe). Right-click on the icon and choose Create Shortcut. Right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties. 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\DFStdServ. 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 Server Standard User Guide Install Over Existing Deep Freeze Versions | 17 Install Over Existing Deep Freeze Versions All existing Deep Freeze versions must be uninstalled prior to performing any new Deep Freeze installation. Deep Freeze Server Standard User Guide 18 | Installing Deep Freeze Install Using Imaging Deep Freeze has been designed to work with all major imaging and desktop management software. Use either an Attended Install or the Silent Install to install Deep Freeze on a master image. Deep Freeze must be prepared for deployment before finalizing a master image. [. . . ] The following dialog is displayed. 2. Enter the administrator password and click OK to logon to Deep Freeze. 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. [. . . ]