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Method for re-imaging a computer system

  • US 7,818,557 B2
  • Filed: 05/24/2006
  • Issued: 10/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for replacing an original image on an active disk of a computer system with a new image comprising:

  • copying re-imaging files from the new image into a re-imaging directory on the active disk;

    preserving at least a portion of the settings and files from the original image by copying the portion of the settings and files into an identical location in the re-imaging directory;

    stopping processes not needed to prevent an operating system running on the active disk from becoming inoperable;

    moving files and settings in the original image from a top level space of the active disk into a temporary directory using application programming interface (API) commands;

    moving files and settings from the re-imaging directory into the top level space of the active disk using API commands; and

    rebooting the computer system, wherein the computer system is not rebooted between the copying re-imaging files from the new image into the re-imaging directory and the moving files and settings from the re-imaging directory into the top level space.

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