Patent ID: 8185729
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of converting a personal computer having an initial operating system stored into a memory device on said personal computer, into a thin client computer that is operatively connected to a server computer to be centrally managed, comprising the steps of: loading repurposing software onto said personal computer, including a thin client operating system in parallel with said initial operating system; editing a boot file on said personal computer to insert a command to access a thin client operating system before executing commands to load said initial operating system, said initial PC operating system being interrupted and rendered inoperative when said personal computer is re-booted, said initial operating system remaining on said memory device along with application files previously stored thereon; and by-passing said initial operating system and operating said personal computer as a thin client computer that can be managed centrally without accessing said initial operating system or said application files on said memory device.