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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
James P. McGlothlin, Austin, TX (US);
Roy W. Stedman, Austin, TX (US);
Dell USA, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
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.