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Installation system

  • US 5,717,930 A
  • Filed: 09/14/1995
  • Issued: 02/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An installation system, comprising:

  • an installation server;

    a plurality of computer terminals; and

    a network connected between said installation server and said computer terminals;

    wherein said installation server comprises storage means for storing installation information that includes IDs of said computer terminals and softwareinformation that includes operating system software, a plurality of application software programs, and information for setting up an environment;

    wherein each computer terminal comprises;

    a hard disk drive;

    installation start-up program storage means for storing installation start-up program that is copied from a portable information recording medium when said computer terminal is switched on;

    ID storage means for storing the IDs of said computer terminal;

    hard disk drive initialization decision means for determining whether initialization of said hard disk drive is necessary;

    installation information storage means for, if said initialization is necessary, retrieving from said installation server said installation information corresponding to said computer terminal using said ID thereof as a key, and said installation information storage means storing said installation information;

    disk drive initialization means for initializing said hard disk drive after said installation information is retrieved from said installation server;

    operating system software installation means for, if said initialization is not necessary, installing said operating system software based on said installation information after retrieving said operating system software from said installation server;

    installation decision means for determining, in sequence, whether each of said application software programs should be installed based on said installation information; and

    application software installation means for, if an application software program needs to be installed, installing said application software program based on said installation information after retrieving said application software program from said installation server.

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