Method and system of file manipulation during early boot time using portable executable file reference
US8065514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4403
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for enabling access to user-level data is described. One embodiment includes accessing a user-level portable executable (PE) file. In this embodiment, the boot-loader registry of a computer is modified during an installation period to include a reference to the user-level PE file. The operating system uses the reference during an early boot-time to image the PE file into memory as a boot-file.
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