Rick Schendelman

US Patent:

20090144514, Jun 4, 2009

Filed:

Nov 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/998451

Inventors:

Thomas Lamantia - Wheaton IL, US
Derek Fournier - Valrico FL, US
Rick Schendelman - Henderson NV, US
Kyle Haroldsen - Aurora IL, US
Alan Batson - Frankfort IL, US
Phuoc Lieu - Bolingbrook IL, US
Justin Merritt - Clearwater FL, US
Kan Mongwa - Clementon NJ, US
David Norling-Christensen - Shaker Heights OH, US
Eric Reiner - St.Charles IL, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
G06F 12/16

US Classification:

711161, 717174, 711E12103

Abstract:

A method of deploying a new operating system on a plurality of data processors. Hardware and driver information is determined from the data processors. A general disk image for all of the data processors is prepared in a preinstallation environment. Hardware and software components for a specific target data processor are added to or associated with the preinstallation environment to create an installation operating system for that data processor. The components of the installation operating system are installed on the target data processor, thereby replacing the data processor's operating system with the new operating system of the preinstallation environment.