Patent ID: 8531716

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a mounting section configured to receive removable mounting of a removable memory, the removable memory storing therein a setting file and history information, the setting file configured for setting the image processing apparatus, the history information including a combination of first information uniquely identifying the image processing apparatus and second information identifying the setting file, the history information indicating whether the image processing apparatus has been set based on the setting file; a storing portion pre-storing identification information uniquely identifying the image processing apparatus; a processor; and memory storing machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the image processing apparatus to: read out the first information included in the history information already stored in the removable memory, when the removable memory is mounted on the mounting section, determine that a setting has been performed to the image processing apparatus based on the setting file already stored in the removable memory when the first information read out from the removable memory is the same as the identification information pre-stored in the storing portion; determine that the setting has not been performed to the image processing apparatus based on the setting file already stored in the removable memory when the first information read out from the removable memory is different from the identification information pre-stored in the storing portion; perform the setting based on the setting file already stored in the removable memory to the image processing apparatus, when determining that the setting has not been performed to the image processing apparatus based on the setting file already stored in the removable memory; record new history information indicating that the image processing apparatus has been set based on the setting file already stored in the removable memory, in the removable memory, after completing the setting based on the setting file already stored in the removable memory, the new history information including a combination of third information and fourth information, the third information being the same as the identification information pre-stored in the storing portion, the fourth information identifying the setting file based on which the setting is performed to the image processing apparatus; and prohibit, after recording the new history information in the removable memory, performance of the setting based on the setting file already stored in the removable memory to the image processing apparatus when determining that the setting has been performed to the image processing apparatus based on the setting file already stored in the removable memory.