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Disk operating system backup and recovery system

  • US 5,469,573 A
  • Filed: 02/26/1993
  • Issued: 11/21/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for loading a fully configured operating system onto a storage device of a data processing system, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a first media comprising operating system files for installing the fully configured operating system onto the storage device;

    providing a second media comprising configuration-specific data files;

    initializing the data processing system from the second media to provide a temporary operating system and using the configuration-specific data files to configure the data processing system;

    loading the fully configured operating system files from the first media to the storage device using the temporary operating system; and

    reinitializing the data processing system from the storage device to install the fully configured operating system.

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