Providing A Restore Operating System With New Or Updated Software Components

• US 20080005611A1
• Filed: 05/31/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Solyanik, Sergey
• Application Number:
  US11/421,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20080005611A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1417 Boot up procedures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques

Abstract

A method for creating a customized version of a bootable restore OS comprising determining the PC'"'"'s software component needs, communicating the PC'"'"'s software component needs to a server computer, and providing a bootable restore OS for the PC including the PC'"'"'s software component needs.

Claims

1. A method for creating a customized version of a PC'"'"'s bootable restore media comprising:

determining the PC'"'"'s hardware;

transferring the PC'"'"'s drivers to a server computer; and

incorporating the drivers into a bootable restore image which supports the PC'"'"'s hardware.

2. The method for creating a customized version of a PCs bootable restore media of claim 1, in which the PCs hardware is detected by checking the PC'"'"'s operating system for the presence of new drivers.

3. The method for creating a customized version of a PC'"'"'s OS of claim 1, in which the bootable restore media image includes software components not originally incorporated into bootable restore CD image originally provided by a manufacturer.

4. The method for creating a customized version of a PC'"'"'s OS of claim 1, in which the bootable restore media image includes new drivers, previously provided installed drivers, and an operating system.

5. The method for creating a customized version of a PCs OS of claim 1, in which the PCs hardware and device drivers are determined by a software agent.

6. The method for creating a customized version of a PC'"'"'s OS of claim 1, further comprising disposing a bootable restore OS for the PC including the PCs software components on computer readable media.

7. The method for creating a customized version of a PC'"'"'s OS of claim 6, in which the computer readable media is a compact disk.

8. The method for creating a customized version of a PCs OS of claim 6, in which the PCs hardware configuration is determined by checking PC operating environment for the presence of a new driver.

9. The method for creating a customized version of a bootable restore media of claim 6, in which the bootable restore media includes drivers not originally incorporated in a bootable restore media provided by backup software manufacturer.

10. The method for creating a customized version of a PC'"'"'s OS of claim 6, in which the backup includes one or more new drivers, one or more previously installed drivers, and an operating system.

11. The method for creating a customized version of a PC'"'"'s bootable restore OS of claim 6, in which the PC'"'"'s hardware is determined by a software agent.

12. A computer network providing a bootable restore OS, the computer network comprising:

a software agent to collect a new driver; and

a plurality of scripts to install the new driver into a restore OS with updated driver information.

13. The computer network providing the bootable restore OS of claim 12, further comprising a utility to transfer the OS with updated driver information to a computer readable media.

14. The computer network providing the bootable restore OS of claim 12, in which the computer readable media is a compact disk.

15. The computer network providing the bootable restore OS of claim 12, in which the restore OS with updated driver information is disposed on a server for later transfer to a client computer being restored.

16. The computer network providing the bootable restore OS of claim 12, in which the transfer is provided by a network connection

17. Computer readable media including executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, create an operating system with updated drivers, comprising:

an operating system;

a plurality of previously installed drivers; and

a plurality of newly installed drivers to facilitate restoration of a client computer by delivering the operating system over a network to the client computer, or recording it to the hard drive.

18. The computer readable media including executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, create an operating system with updated drivers of claim 17, further comprising a software agent to deliver the newly installed driver.

19. The computer readable media including executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, create an operating system with updated drivers of claim 17, in which the newly installed driver and the operating system image are combined to produce a restore OS image.

20. The computer readable media including executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, create an operating system with updated drivers of claim 19, in which the combination is accomplished by scripts.