Patent ID: 8245226
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising computer-executable instructions for migrating data from an archive, the computer-executable instructions directed to steps comprising: selecting data from operating system components of an offline operating system, in the archive, that is not executing, the offline operating system being an older version of a new operating system that is executing and is hosting execution of the computer-executable instructions, the selecting being performed in accordance with manifests associated with the operating system components of the offline operating system; and transferring the selected data to operating system components of the new operating system that are associated with the operating system components of the offline operating system from which the data was selected, the transferring being performed in accordance with manifests associated with the operating system components of the new operating system; wherein the operating system components of the offline operating system are not utilizable, from within the archive, except for the selecting and the transferring.