Dell USA L P

Dell Computer Corporation

Todd Nix

Gaston M Barajas

A system and method for installing and/or testing software for a build-to-order computer system having a plurality of components includes a plurality of elements. The computer system has an associated step sequence. The step sequence includes a plurality of steps where each step includes at least one command and a step is associated with a respective software component descriptor. The at least one command can be in more than one computer software language. A software component descriptor corresponds to installing a respective software component on the computer system. The method includes accessing the at least one command within the step sequence; determining a corresponding computer software language associated with the at least one command; executing the at least one command in the corresponding computer software language to install the respective software component; and repeating the accessing, determining and executing for the plurality of steps.

System and method for launching generic download processing in a computer build-to-order environment

A method of controlling a multi-state process in a computer system includes displaying a series of icons having corresponding titles representing phases in a build process. A main action message bar displays a title indicating an action which corresponds to the title of one of the icons. When the bar is activated the action indicated is performed, and the icon title corresponding to the last performed action is highlighted.

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