Patent ID: 7278144

Claim:
A computer implemented method for managing operating system option values, comprising: receiving a first request to perform a function involving a registry option value from a first requesting application, the first requesting application operating on a first operating system; receiving a second request to perform the function involving the registry option value from a second requesting application, the second requesting application operating on a second operating system, wherein the first and second operating systems are different from one another; identifying a set of commands associated with the registry option value, the identified set of commands operable to perform the first and the second requested function, wherein the set of commands are identified based on an operating system identified as being associated with the registry option value; communicating the identified set of commands to the registry for execution of the first and the second requested function; receiving a first response associated with the execution of the communicated set of commands; receiving a second response associated with the execution of the communicated set of commands; communicating at least a portion of the first response to the first requesting application; and communicating at least a portion of the second response to the second requesting application.