Patent ID: 7155604

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a processor for executing a booting program to start up said information processing apparatus; a non-removable data storage located in said information processing apparatus for storing said booting program and first data accessible by said booting program; and another data storage for storing second data accessible by said booting program, the other data storage comprising a recording medium removably connected to said information processing apparatus, wherein said processor selectively uses said first data stored in said non-removable data storage or said second data stored in said other data storage according to said booting program to start up said information processing apparatus, said other data storage being capable of data communication with said information processing apparatus, wherein said first data and said second data are startup image data, and wherein said processor selectively displays an image of said first data or an image of said second data on a display according to said booting program in starting up said information processing apparatus before an application program is executed.