Patent ID: 7783875
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling an operating system startup process on a computer system, the method comprising: upon completion of computer system booting, enabling full launching of a first software application identified in a startup list stored on the computer system, the startup list identifying software applications to be fully launched during the operating system startup process; continually monitoring a performance parameter of the computer system as the first software application is launched during the operating system startup process; comparing the performance parameter with a threshold associated with the performance parameter; if the performance parameter meets or exceeds the threshold, further enabling full launching of a next software application identified in the startup list as part of the operating system startup process; and if the performance parameter is below the threshold, delaying launching of the next software application identified in the startup list until a later point during the operating system startup process when the performance parameter meets or exceeds the threshold.