Dell USA L P

Dell Products Inc.

James Patrick McGlothlin

David T Valys

Roy William Stedman

T Gavin Smith

Brian S Bearden

Srinivasa R Gumbula

A system and method for allowing registerable runtime modification of object behaviors are disclosed. The disclosed embodiments provide an easily implemented and flexible approach for handling correct behavior resolution in an object-oriented program. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include an object-oriented program having an override mechanism capable of providing behavior resolution in response to a call for a registered method. In some embodiments, a computer readable medium may be storing the program and a computing platform may be communicatively coupled to the computer readable medium. In operation, an application operable to execute on the computing platform may call the registered method and the override mechanism may cause the execution of an appropriate behavior in response to the call.

System and method for allowing registerable runtime modification of object behaviors

In a method for reduction of data noise in installation packages for a computer system, a first change list is established based upon a set of differences resulting from installation of a configuration change or a vendor product on a first computer system. A second change list is established based upon a set of differences resulting from installation of the configuration change or the vendor product on a second computer system. The first change list is compared with the second change list to produce a resultant change list including an intersecting set of changes. The intersecting set includes common changes between installations on the first computer system and the second computer system, accordingly filtering out of randomly generated installation noise. A re-engineered installation package is created using the intersecting set of changes. The re-engineered installation package is suitable for downloading of a re-engineered installation of the configuration change or the vendor product onto at least one target computer system in a build-to-order manufacturing process.

Automatic reduction of data noise in installation packages for a computer system

A computer system and method allows customization of a desktop of a user in a multiple user environment, such as a windows type operating system. Configuration files trigger a program to execute upon the invocation of the operating system by the user and install or delete elements. The program has a list associated with the program wherein if the list contains at least one element, the program checks whether the at least one element in the list has been executed on a desktop of a user; and if the elment has not been executed for the user, the program executes the at least one element. The at least one element may include custom desktop components. Configuration files may include a registry.

User specific execution of programs

In a computing system, at least one computer-readable medium is for storing information. The information includes at least one installation file. The installation file includes at least one first instruction and at least one table. Also, the information includes at least one programmable file. The programmable file includes at least one second instruction. The programmable file is specified by the first instruction. A computing device is for executing an installation program in response to the installation file for installing at least a portion of the information onto the computing system. In response to the first instruction, the computing device executes the programmable file for revising the table in response to which the computing device executes the installation program.

Method and system for installing files in a computing system

Method and apparatus for factory-installing directories with long filenames while maintaining proper references to the short filename equivalents thereof are described. During a development stage, a determination is made whether any files or directories with long filenames were created by an application installed on a development system for developing an installation package for the application. If so, the development system is queried for the short filenames associated with these long filenames. The development system then creates a factory-install package for the application in which all short filename references to these long filename files and directories are programmatically replaced with tokens that are unique to each long filename. The factory-install package is then uploaded to a factory server. Subsequently, during a factory-installation stage, the factory-install package is downloaded to a built-to-order (&ldquo;BTO&rdquo;) system and, as the package is installed on the BTO system, the instances of all tokens are dynamically replaced with the equivalent short filenames.

Method for factory-installation of files and directories with long filenames while maintaining proper reference to their short filename equivalents

A manufacturing process, computer system and method for modifying a graphical user interface and allow customization of the graphical user interface, such as a windows type operating system. Manufacturing process copies operating system, configuration files, application programs, graphical image files, and installation programs onto the computer systems nonvolatile storage device. Configuration files trigger the installation programs to execute upon the first invocation of the operating system by the user and install the custom desktop components. Configuration files may include a registry. Installation programs add graphical images related to applications or Active Desktop components. A plurality of users with separate profile and desktop layouts for each user may have each of the plurality of user's graphical user interface modified. Removal of the graphical image may following the execution of the related application or Active Desktop component.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

James Patrick McGlothlin