Patent ID: 7251812

Claim:
A method comprising: dynamically and automatically updating, independent of user interaction, an operating system component prior to installation of the operating system component on at least one destination machine, said method further comprising: identifying update content related to the operating system component, initiated from one or more installation media, before installing the operating system component on the destination machine from the one or more installation media, said operating system component being stored on the installation media and being adapted for installation on the destination machine from the one or more installation media, said identified update content being specific to the operating system component and the destination machine, wherein the installation media being different from the destination machine; obtaining the identified update content from one or more update media, said update media being remote from the destination machine; merging the update content with the operating system component stored on the installation media; creating an updated operating system component on the destination machine from the merged operating system component before installing the updated operating system component on the destination machine; specifying a key in a registry to automate installation of the updated operating system component; and installing the updated operating system component on the destination machine according to the specified key.