Patent ID: 8069343

Claim:
A computer with bootable restoration, which comprises: a physical computer member that includes: (a) at least one mass storage device; (b) at least two mass storage device partitions in said at least one mass storage device, including first and second partitions; (c) a partition image restoration program; (d) at least one partition image; (e) at least one human interface device; (f) a primary operating system that includes a graphical user interface; (g) a secondary operating system; and, (h) a boot loader responsive to said at least one human interface device, said boot loader providing opportunity for selecting between said primary operating system and said secondary operating system; wherein said primary operating system resides on said first partition and said primary operating system is configured so that its standard locations for storing user-created files are folders rooted on at least one of any partition other than said first partition, said at least one partition image is an image of said first partition, said at least one partition image resides on at least one of any partition other than said first partition; and, wherein if no opportunity is taken by a user to select said secondary operating system within a predefined time, said computer loads said primary operating system; and, wherein when said secondary operating system is selected by a user within said predefined time, said computer automatically executes said partition image restoration program, which restores said partition image to said first partition.