Patent ID: 8918630

Claim:
A programmed computer system comprising: a computer comprising: a first storage device designated as the primary storage device said first storage device containing at least a first bootable operating system; an external data bus to a second storage device, said second storage device containing a second bootable operating system; said first programmed computer having a BIOS on a first storage part, said BIOS that starts running at boot of the programmed computer system, and said programmed computer system having a boot configuration file that is stored on said first storage device, which is separate from said BIOS, said first programmed computer system running a first software application program that receives notification of predetermined items on a user interface being actuated, and operating to edit the boot configuration file on said first storage device without altering said BIOS, to command subsequent booting from said second storage device, and which then programmatically forces a reboot of said programmed computer system which will, due to the changes said first software application program made to said boot configuration file, cause said second operating system resident on said second storage device to be used for booting.