Patent ID: 7865892

Claim:
A method for supporting installation of a first operating system (OS) in a computing device, comprising: booting the computing device using a bootable storage medium containing a supporting tool operable in a second OS that is independent from the first OS; operating the supporting tool in the second OS on the computing device, wherein the supporting tool is configured to: store a response file containing user inputted information for an unattended installation of the first OS on the computing device; store an installation file for the first OS on the computing device; download an update for the installation file through a network to the computing device; and apply the update to the installation file to provide an updated installation file for the first OS, wherein the update causes the installation file to be in a latest state; removing the bootable storage medium from the computing device; rebooting the computing device; and installing the first OS on the computing device using the updated installation file and the response file, wherein the installed first OS is in a latest state.