Method for deploying an image into other partition on a computer system by using an imaging tool and coordinating migration of user profile to the imaged computer system
First Claim
1. A method for coordinating imaging operations with user profile migration to perform migration in place on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a migration content storage partition in the computer system to hold migration content, by using a partition manipulation tool to manipulate at least one partition in a partitionable storage medium of the computer system;
saving migration content into the provided migration content storage partition by using a migration tool, the saved migration content including at least user settings for the computer system;
deploying an image into at least one other partition of the computer system'"'"'s partitionable storage by using an imaging tool, thereby forming a newly imaged partition which is not the migration content storage partition;
restoring migration content from the migration content storage partition into the newly imaged partition by using the migration tool; and
deleting the migration content storage partition after restoring migration content from the migration content storage partition into the newly imaged partition.
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Abstract
The invention provides tools and techniques for migration of user profiles in place on a computer. In one method, a first step provides a migration content storage partition to hold migration content such as user settings. This partition is provided by using a partition manipulation tool to obtain sufficient space on the computer. A second step saves migration content into the provided partition. A third step deploys an image into another partition on the computer, overwriting that partition. A fourth step then uses the migration tool to restore migration content from the migration content storage partition into the newly imaged partition, thereby customizing the new image with at least some of the former image'"'"'s user settings. The migration content storage partition may then be deleted, or it may be retained and made available to the user as additional storage.
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1. A method for coordinating imaging operations with user profile migration to perform migration in place on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a migration content storage partition in the computer system to hold migration content, by using a partition manipulation tool to manipulate at least one partition in a partitionable storage medium of the computer system;
saving migration content into the provided migration content storage partition by using a migration tool, the saved migration content including at least user settings for the computer system;
deploying an image into at least one other partition of the computer system'"'"'s partitionable storage by using an imaging tool, thereby forming a newly imaged partition which is not the migration content storage partition;
restoring migration content from the migration content storage partition into the newly imaged partition by using the migration tool; and
deleting the migration content storage partition after restoring migration content from the migration content storage partition into the newly imaged partition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A collection of one or more computer-readable storage media configured to perform a method for coordinating imaging operations with user profile migration on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a migration content storage partition in the computer system to hold migration content, by using a partition manipulation tool to resize at least one partition in a partitionable storage medium of the computer system;
saving migration content into the provided migration content storage partition by using a migration tool, the saved migration content including at least user settings for the computer system;
deploying an image into at least one other partition of the computer system'"'"'s partitionable storage by using an imaging tool, thereby forming a newly imaged partition which is not the migration content storage partition;
restoring migration content from the migration content storage partition into the newly imaged partition by using the migration tool; and
deleting the migration content storage partition after restoring migration content from the migration content storage partition into the newly imaged partition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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