Patent ID: 6681324
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of configuring a machine, having a non-volatile storage medium interface and a local hard drive, for execution of an application process from a removable non-volatile storage medium, the method comprising:first loading into the machine, from a removable non-volatile storage medium in communication with the non-volatile storage medium interface, an operating system environment, accessing the local hard drive to determine if the machine has a signature indicating that the machine had been configured previously, in response to a determination that the machine was not previously configured, establishing a network connection to a server to access configuration files for use by at least one of the operating system environment and the application process, second loading from the removable non-volatile storage medium, a local file system onto the local hard drive, based on the accessed configuration files, and executing the application process from the removable non-volatile storage medium.