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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2001
Richard Wayne Cheston, Morrisville, NC (US);
Daryl Carvis Cromer, Apex, NC (US);
Howard Jeffrey Locker, Cary, NC (US);
David Benson Rhoades, Apex, NC (US);
Randall Scott Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
James Peter Ward, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard Wayne Cheston, Morrisville, NC (US);
Daryl Carvis Cromer, Apex, NC (US);
Howard Jeffrey Locker, Cary, NC (US);
David Benson Rhoades, Apex, NC (US);
Randall Scott Springfield, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
James Peter Ward, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method and system for configuring an operating system in a computer system including language selection during bootup rather than at manufacture. A first aspect of the method and system comprises providing a plurality of operating system images in the computer system, each of the plurality of operating system images being based upon a particular language, selecting one of the plurality of operating system images based on the language supported by the computer system and loading the selected operating system image into the computer system. A second aspect of the method and system comprises providing a language-independent operating system image in the computer system, determining a language supported by the computer system, loading the language-independent operating system image into the computer system, and associating the language supported by the computer system with the language-independent operating system image.