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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2000
Thomas G. Phillips, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kartik N. Raghavan, Seattle, WA (US);
Ryan W. J. Waite, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul C. Sutton, Bellevue, WA (US);
Thomas G. Phillips, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kartik N. Raghavan, Seattle, WA (US);
Ryan W. J. Waite, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul C. Sutton, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for purposing a computing device is disclosed. A management controller system is used to copy a system image from a library of system images to a target partition of the computer to be repurposed. The system image may include a configured copy of an operating system and an application program. The system image may also include logic for generating and assigning a unique security identifier to the computer. The invention includes a managed node service for monitoring the status of the computer and for performing some of the necessary steps in purposing the computer. Additionally, the invention includes facilities for loading a default operating system on the computer when the computer is first connected to a network.