Method for automatically configuring and formatting a computer system and installing software
US6154835A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/61
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of automatically configuring and formatting a computer system for installation of a prespecified application program in the computer system, which includes the performing the following acts: automatically creating a primary active DOS partition on a primary hard disk drive of the computer system; automatically selecting a size value for a primary extended DOS partition; automatically creating the primary extended DOS partition on the primary hard disk drive, wherein the size of the primary extended DOS partition equals the selected size value; automatically formatting each partition so as to create a root directory and a file allocation table for each partition; and automatically executing a DOS batch file in order to install said prespecified application program.
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