STANDARD
Getting Started
Overview
The 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
software.
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 software program that prevents any permanent changes being made to a machine.
Deep Freeze has two states:
Frozen
and
Thawed
. 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
Thawed
state, any changes made to the machine are retained when the machine is restarted. When making
changes to a machine, such as installing software or performing updates, the computer needs to be put
into a Thawed 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. The 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 software.
Complete the following steps to install Deep Freeze Standard:
1. Double-click the
DF65Std.exe
file to begin the installation process. The 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. After the reboot Deep Freeze is installed.
3. After the reboot, a Password Initialization screen appears. This screen allows you to enter
a password for Deep Freeze. This screen only appears for 10 seconds. If you do not enter a
password before the screen disappears, you can set the password later.
After 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.
The License Key Type field displays the License Key. The Expiry Date displays the date and time when
the license expires.
The evaluation version of Deep Freeze Standard expires 30 days after 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.
