Patent ID: 8516236

Claim:
A method of host computer system hardware recognition and configuration for a portable desktop device, the method comprising: on a first boot of the host computer system from the portable desktop device: recognizing at least one hardware device connected to the host computer system, configuring at least one hardware configuration file of a portable desktop O/S stored in memory of the portable desktop device in accordance with the at least one hardware device, and rebooting the host computer system to execute the portable desktop O/S on a second boot from the portable desktop device, in accordance with a security specification of the portable desktop device; on the second boot of the host computer system from the portable desktop device: starting up the portable desktop O/S on the host computer system using the at least one hardware configuration file of the portable desktop O/S stored in the memory of the portable desktop device; and enabling or disabling the at least one hardware device in accordance with the security specification; checking the at least one hardware configuration file for minimal functionality in accordance with a functionality specification of the portable desktop device; and in a case that it is determined that the host computer has other than the minimal functionality in accordance with the functionality specification, ceasing the hardware recognition and configuration.