Method and apparatus for operating system personalization during installation

An apparatus for providing personalization parameters for an automated operating system installation, comprising:

• a operating system configuration file;
• a personalization parameters file;
• a user interface allowing a user to select a plurality of personalization parameters in said personalization parameters file;
• and
• a first editing module capable of placing at least a first portion of said selected personalization parameters into said operating system configuration file.

A computer readable medium including computer executable code for providing personalization parameters for an automated operating system installation, comprising:

• code for displaying personalization parameters on a user interface;
• code for allowing a user to select a plurality of said personalization parameters;
• and
• code for automatically editing an operating system configuration file in response to said user selection, said configuration file edited to include at least a first portion of said selected plurality of personalization parameters.

A computer readable medium including computer executable code for providing personalized parameters for an automated operating system installation, comprising:

• code for accessing at least one operating system configuration file;
• code for accessing at least one personalization parameters file;
• code for providing a user interface allowing a user to select a plurality of personalization parameters in said personalization parameters file;
• and
• code for providing a first editing module capable of placing at least a first portion of said selected personalization parameters into said operating system configuration file.