Patent ID: 6357000
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system for loading an operating system in accordance with input from a user, the computer system comprising:(a) a storage device storing at least one permanent load module comprising essential operating system instructions, and at least one variable load module comprising additional operating system instructions, the permanent load module and the variable load module comprising operating system instructions; and (b) a computer, connected to the storage device, and comprising: (i) a memory; (ii) means for obtaining from the user an indication of whether the variable load module is to be included in the operating system to be loaded as a user-specified variable load modules; (iii) means for loading the permanent load module into the memory; (iv) means for loading the user-specified variable load module according to the user indication before loading the permanent load module into the memory, the operating system instructions in the user-specified variable load module and permanent load module comprising the loaded operating system; and (v) a central processing unit executing the operating system instructions comprised by the user-specified variable load module and the permanent load module.