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Method of software installation and setup

  • US 5,794,052 A
  • Filed: 02/27/1995
  • Issued: 08/11/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of software installation and setup comprising the steps of:

  • downloading a plurality of software programs stored on at least one mass storage device onto a hard disk drive in an exploded form, each said software program having an associated file for later execution,downloading a plurality of compressed different language version modules of an operating system from said mass data storage device onto said hard disk drive,downloading a first language version operating system, from said mass data storage device onto said hard disk drive, said first language version necessary for booting up a computer system when power is applied by an end user and for running a software setup program, anddownloading said software setup program to said hard disk drive from said mass data storage device, said software setup program being designed to respond to a user selection of a preferred operating language from said plurality of compressed different language version modules by (1) preserving one or more exploded files from said first language version operating system to a temporary file location, such that memory resident portions of said first language version operating system continue to operate, and such that non-memory resident portions of said first language operating system remain accessible, (2) exploding a user selected language version module of said operating system into permanent operating system directories and exploding a user selected keyboard configuration module of said operating system into permanent operating system directories (3) merging said user selected language operating system and language version independent files from said first language version into said permanent operating system directories, and (4) executing each of said files associated with each of said software programs, such that a reboot of said computer system is deferrable until all of said second language version files have been installed.

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