Memory including portion storing a copy of primary operating system and method of operating computer including the memory
US6934881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1461
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of installing an operating system into a computer entity comprising at least one data storage device, a primary operating system and an emergency operating system, the method characterized by comprising the steps of: creating a copy of the primary operating system on an operating system back-up area of the data storage device of the computer entity; operating the computer entity using the emergency operating system; storing data of the computer entity on a user settings archive of the data storage device; replacing the primary operating system with the copy of the primary operating system; automatically checking for corrupted data on the user settings archive; restoring settings data of the computer entity from the user settings archive. In the event of a failure involving data corruption, application data may be deleted and recreated in a known good default state.
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