Method for the startup and/or parameterisation of a drive, comprising at least one converter and one electric motor, wherein the drive is connected to at least one computer for data exchange, wherein the computer comprises a graphical user interface which comprises display means, wherein data is exchanged between the computer, associated with the user interface, and the converter, during which the rotor of the electric motor rotates and/or is stationary, wherein the computer comprises means for producing the user interface, wherein the display means are suitable for displaying images, such as masks or the like, wherein the user interface comprises an executable machine code, after the starting of which at least one image, a plurality of images or an image sequence are displayable by means of the display means, wherein one or a plurality of images comprise elements for graphical and/or textual display and for inputting parameter values of the converter, wherein by means of the parameters the configuration of the converter is determinable and/or by means of parameters information about state variables of the converter or of a component connected to the latter is available, characterised in that - the design of the image or images, in particular the arrangement of the elements within the respective image, is preset using operating elements and/or visualisation elements and also their properties and functions with a design program, in particular graphically and textually, wherein the design is adaptable to the machine or system in which the drive is used, - corresponding information is stored in a configuration file by this design program and - a source code associated with the graphical user interface is generated from the configuration file, - the executable machine code is generated as a plugin for a higher-order program from the source code by a compiler program by reading in and using the configuration file, - after starting the executable machine code, the graphical user interface is operationally ready for initialisation or configuration of the converter, wherein the machine code formed as a plugin is called by the higher-order program, after the starting of this program, for updating a version of a previously called plugin for a preceding version of the graphical user interface during the operating time of a system. - the design of the image or images, in particular the arrangement of the elements within the respective image, is preset using operating elements and/or visualisation elements and also their properties and functions with a design program, in particular graphically and textually, wherein the design is adaptable to the machine or system in which the drive is used, - corresponding information is stored in a configuration file by this design program and - a source code associated with the graphical user interface is generated from the configuration file, - the executable machine code is generated as a plugin for a higher-order program from the source code by a compiler program by reading in and using the configuration file, - after starting the executable machine code, the graphical user interface is operationally ready for initialisation or configuration of the converter, wherein the machine code formed as a plugin is called by the higher-order program, after the starting of this program, for updating a version of a previously called plugin for a preceding version of the graphical user interface during the operating time of a system.