Global Patent Index - EP 1244951 A2

EP 1244951 A2 20021002 - RUNNING RAMDISK-BASED MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95/98/ME

Title (en)

RUNNING RAMDISK-BASED MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95/98/ME

Title (de)

AUSFÜHREN VON AUF RAM-FESTPLATTEN BASIERTES MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95/98/ME

Title (fr)

EXECUTION DE MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95/98/ME SUR DISQUE DUR

Publication

EP 1244951 A2 20021002 (EN)

Application

EP 00981569 A 20001227

Priority

  • IB 0001966 W 20001227
  • IB 0000010 W 20000106
  • IB 0001671 W 20001113
  • IB 0001647 W 20001113

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0150215A2] A method, resulting in producing a customized running image of files, is provided for running, through customized booting process, Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME on ramdisk in protected WINDOWS mode with additional advantages of either freedom of choice of access to non-volatile rewriteable storage medium or flexibility of preserving user configuration in User Drive(s). The method and the booting process include the steps of producing a customized copy of configuration files used by Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME; copying these configuration files, system files provided by Microsoft for setting up Windows 95/98/ME, other device drivers and programmes to storage medium/media to be used in computer system(s) or device(s) capable of running Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME; and with the use of these files from the storage medium/media, booting up in real DOS mode, preparing for and running off Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME on ramdisk in protected WINDOWS mode in the computer system(s) or device(s).

IPC 1-7

G06F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 9/445 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 9/4406 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0150215 A2 20010712; WO 0150215 A3 20020711; AU 1880001 A 20010716; EP 1244951 A2 20021002; EP 1244951 A4 20061011

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0001966 W 20001227; AU 1880001 A 20001227; EP 00981569 A 20001227