Bootable Restoration Computer Partition Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for protecting personal computer integrity and functionality, such as partition image backup and restoration, System File Checker, and System Restore, often result in data loss, performance degradation, and user burden due to complex user interfaces and resource-intensive processes, especially when dealing with spyware and virus protection.
Innovation Solution
A computer system with at least two mass storage device partitions, a primary and a secondary operating system, and a partition image restoration program, where user-created files are stored on a partition separate from the primary operating system, allowing for automatic restoration of the primary partition image without affecting user files, and enabling easy recovery from system corruption or malware issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If partition image backup and restoration is used to protect system integrity, then system recovery capability is improved, but user files may be lost during restoration
Solution Approach 1:
The mass storage device is divided into multiple partitions: a first partition for the primary operating system and a second partition for storing partition images. This segmentation allows the system to restore the operating system from partition images without affecting user files, which can be stored on other partitions or the same partition as the operating system but in separate locations.
2Reliability
If System File Checker is used to protect system files, then system file integrity is improved, but overall system protection is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of relying solely on file-level checking, the invention creates complete partition images (copies) of the operating system partition. These images serve as full system backups that can restore the entire operating system state, providing comprehensive protection beyond individual file integrity checking.
3Ease of operation
If System Restore is used to create backup copies of system configuration files, then system rollback capability is improved, but user burden increases due to complex documentation
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically creates and manages partition images without requiring user intervention for documentation. The restoration process is simplified to selecting and executing a stored partition image, eliminating the need for users to manually document restore points or understand complex restoration procedures.
4Reliability
If anti-virus and anti-spyware software are installed to protect computer integrity, then malware protection is improved, but system performance and speed degrade
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates partition images of the operating system before malware infection or corruption occurs. These pre-created images serve as clean restoration points, allowing the system to revert to a known good state without relying on resource-intensive real-time scanning and detection processes.
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AI summary
A bootable restoration computer includes: at least one mass storage device; at least two mass storage device partitions in the at least one mass storage device, including first and second partitions; a partition image restoration program; at least one partition image; at least one human interface device; a primary operating system with graphical user interface; a secondary operating system; and, a boot loader responsive to the human interface device that provides for selecting between the primary secondary operating systems. The primary operating system resides on the first partition and is configured so that its standard locations for storing user-created files are folders rooted on at least one of any partition other than the first partition. The at least one partition image is an image of the first partition, and resides on at least one of any partition other than the first partition. If no opportunity is taken to select the secondary operating system in a predefined time, the computer loads the primary operating system. If the opportunity is taken, the partition image restoration program restores the partition image to the first partition.