EP0398647A2
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Installing software on an information processing system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1990-05-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-05-15
Abstract
Abstract An information processing (10) system utilizes a custom install diskette to install software such as a multitasking operating system thereon. The multitasking operating system includes a base operating system and a plurality of separately installable components (52,54,56). The custom install diskette includes a plurality of system independent files which informs the information processing system of the components, features and options to be installed thereon. A custom install program determines a machine type which is associated with the information processing system and then installs only the code relating to the component, features, options and machine type thereon. Moreover, a configuration file associated with the base operating system is updated in regards to the machine type and the components, features and options installed on the information processing system.
Inventors
- 👤 Larry W. Beckham
- 👤 Ya-Wei Eva Dea
- 👤 Michael Clark Gibson
- 👤 Linda Ann Jones
- 👤 Alice June Killebrew
- 👤 Charles Franklin Mann
- 👤 Wayne Edward Rauschuber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 03:02
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F8/00; G06F8/60; G06F8/61; G06F8/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A method of installing software including a base system and a plurality of separately installable components, on an information processing system (10), comprising the steps of: determining, from a custom install diskette, which of said components have been selected for installation on said information processing system; and installing, for each of said selected components, features and options specified on said custom install diskette on said information processing system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
68 words
A method of installing software including a base system and a plurality of separately installable components, on an information processing system (10), comprising the steps of: determining, from a custom install diskette, which of said components have been selected for installation on said information processing system; and installing, for each of said selected components, features and options specified on said custom install diskette on said information processing system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 further including the step of updating a configuration file associated with said base system in response to the installed components, features and options.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
40 words
A method as claimed in any of claims 1 or 2 further including the steps of: installing said base system; and utilizing an installation program associated with said base system to perform the installation of each of said selected components.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
36 words
A method as claimed in any of claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said installing step includes the step of separately invoking a component install program which is associated with a selected one of the components.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 4 wherein said invoked component install program generates a plurality of generic files associated with said selected component, features and options.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 5 further including the step of determining a machine type associated with said information processing system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as claimed in claim 6 wherein only code which is associated with the selected component, specified features and options and machine type is installed on said information processing system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 further including the step of generating said custom install diskette.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in any preceding claim, where said software is a multitasking operating system and said base system is a base operating system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
An information processing system having means for installing software including a base system and a plurality of separately installable components, comprising a data reading device (26) for reading said components, control logic (12,14,16,18) for determining, from a custom install diskette, which of said components have been selected for installation on said information processing system; and file loading logic (12,14,16,18) for installing, for each of said selected components, features and options specified on said custom install diskette on said information processing system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
81 words
An information processing system having means for installing software including a base system and a plurality of separately installable components, comprising a data reading device (26) for reading said components, control logic (12,14,16,18) for determining, from a custom install diskette, which of said components have been selected for installation on said information processing system; and file loading logic (12,14,16,18) for installing, for each of said selected components, features and options specified on said custom install diskette on said information processing system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
An information processing system as claimed in claim 10 having means for updating a configuration file associated with said base system in response to the installed components, features and options.
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