Installing Acronis True Image 2014

Installing Acronis True Image 2014

To install Acronis True Image 2014:

1. Run the setup file. Before starting the setup process, Acronis True Image 2014 will check for a newer build on the website. If there is one, the newer version will be offered for installation.
2. In the install menu, click Install to start the installation procedure.
3. Read and accept the terms of the license agreement in the License Agreement window.
4. Read the participation terms and decide whether you want to participate in the Acronis Customer Experience Program.
5. In the Serial number window, enter a serial number for the full or trial version. Type or copy and paste the serial number in the text box.

   To get a serial number for the free trial version at Acronis Web site, click Get trial serial number. The serial number will be sent to a specified e-mail address. The trial version of Acronis True Image 2014 works for 30 days.

   Additional parameters:

   • Set additional options - if this check box is selected, the Setup options step becomes available.
   • Activate the product automatically - select this check box to activate the product via the Internet during the installation. You may clear the check box. In that case you will need to activate the product after installation. See details in Activating Acronis True Image 2014.
6. This step is available only if the Set additional options check box is selected in the Serial number window.

   In the Setup options window, change the installation folder, if necessary.

7. Click Proceed to begin installation. To make changes in the setup, use the Back and Next buttons.

Note

• If you purchased a boxed product, the installation CD contains an installation file for installing an Acronis True Image 2014 plug-in for the BartPE utility. BartPE (Bart Preinstalled Environment) is a bootable Windows CD/DVD created from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD. Applications are installed into BartPE in the form of plug-ins and the Acronis True Image 2014 plug-in can be included into the BartPE plug-in tab. Booting from the BartPE CD/DVD with the included Acronis True Image 2014 plug-in will allow you to work in a well-known Windows environment and use practically all Acronis True Image 2014 functionality for recovering your system from a disaster. For more information on the BartPE visit the BartPE homepage at http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/.
• You can also download that installation file from the Acronis website.

Recovering from an Acronis True Image 2014 error

If Acronis True Image 2014 ceased running or produced errors, its files might be corrupted. To repair this problem, you first have to recover the program. To do this, run Acronis True Image 2014 installer again. It will detect Acronis True Image 2014 on your computer and will ask you if you want to repair or remove it.

Removing Acronis True Image 2014

Select Start -> Settings -> Control panel -> Add or remove programs -> Acronis True Image 2014 -> Remove. Then follow the instructions on the screen.

If you use Windows Vista, select Start -> Control panel -> Programs and Features -> Acronis True Image 2014 -> Remove. Then follow the instructions on the screen. You may have to reboot your computer afterwards to complete the task.

If you use Windows 7, select Start -> Control Panel -> Uninstall a program -> Acronis True Image 2014 -> Uninstall. Then follow the instructions on the screen. You may have to reboot your computer afterwards to complete the task.

If you use Windows 8, click the Settings icon, then select Control Panel -> Uninstall a program -> Acronis True Image 2014 -> Uninstall.

If you used the Acronis Secure Zone, Acronis Nonstop Backup or Acronis Extended Capacity Manager, select in the window that appears what to do with the zone, Nonstop Backup storages or extended capacity disks. Then click Next to proceed with the uninstallation procedure.

Upgrading from old versions of True Image

If you already have True Image installed, the new version will simply update it; there is no need to remove the old version and reinstall the software.

Please keep in mind that the backups created by the later program version may be incompatible with the previous program versions. Therefore if you roll back Acronis True Image 2014 to an older version, you likely will have to re-create the backups using the older version. We strongly recommend that you create new bootable media after each product upgrade.