About This Document; Supported Platforms; What You Need To Get Started; Installing And Starting To Use The Product - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows Quick Start Manual

1. About this document

This document describes how to install and start using any of the following editions of Acronis®
Backup & Recovery™ 10:
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Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows
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Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation

2. Supported platforms

These editions support the following operating systems:
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Windows XP Professional SP2+
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2003, Windows Small Business Server
2008
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows
Server 2008 x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Vista―all editions except Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium
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Microsoft Windows 7―all editions except the Starter and Home editions
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Windows XP Professional SP2+
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Home Editions
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Microsoft Windows Vista—all editions
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Microsoft Windows 7—all editions

3. What you need to get started

Make sure that you have:
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A machine running Windows, with at least 512 MB of physical memory.
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A license key for the stand-alone edition of your choice
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The setup program, which you can download from the product download Web page
http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/download/. To download the setup program, sign in to your
Acronis account (create it if you do not have one). Use this link regardless of whether you have a
trial or a full license key.

4. Installing and starting to use the product

The following steps will guide you through the installation and basic use of Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10.
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