Patent ID: 8224712

Claim:
An information handling system (IHS) ordering system, comprising: at least one manufacturer IHS ordering server that is coupled to a network and operable to: receive, from a customer IHS over the network, a selection of an operating system for a configured IHS; receive, from the customer IHS over the network, a selection of hardware for the configured IHS; simulate, over the network on the customer IHS, the operation of the configured IHS by providing a simulated IHS on the customer IHS that includes simulations of the selected operating system and the selected hardware, wherein the simulated IHS is operable to execute IHS operations requested from the customer IHS, and wherein the execution of IHS operations permit a customer using the customer IHS to evaluate a capability of the configured IHS; receive personalization data from the customer IHS over the network; and store the personalization data in a database; and at least one manufacturer factory server that is coupled to the at least one manufacturer IHS ordering server and operable to: configure the selected hardware and the selected operating system received for the configured IHS on a physical IHS; and copy the personalization data to the physical IHS.