Patent ID: 8051416

Claim:
A method for generating a user-specific configuration of an individual computer from a group of computers, each computer respectively comprising a mass memory and a network device, the method comprising: preparing the group of computers by transmitting all installation packages for a first predetermined set of software products and a configuration program to the mass memory of each computer in the group; providing a database system containing user-specific configuration files, the user-specific configuration files specifying a subselection of software products from the first predetermined set; after preparing the group of computers, transferring the individual computer from the group of computers to a location within a working environment and setting up the individual computer at the location; transmitting the user-specific configuration file to the configuration program of the individual computer; and installing the subselection of software products specified in the user-specific configuration file via the configuration program on the individual computer using the installation packages stored on the mass memory of the individual computer.