SET UP WIZARD TO HARVEST MACHINE, NETWORK AND E-MAIL INFORMATION FOR MASTER CONFIGURATION FILE

摘要

A method for set-up wizard program (100) to configure a computer system (52) and saving the configuration information at a local and a remote storage device (110) to faciliate restoration of configuration settings upon system failure or corruption is disclosed. The configuration information includes user preferences and personal information, network settings and electronic mail configuration information. The method comprising receiving configuration information from a user interface into a computer system, storing the information to a master configuration file (72) to a data storage device at a location remote from the computer system and, configuring the computer system according to the information provided by the user.