System and method for computer system duplication

A method for duplicating a user environment in a current computer system, said method comprising:

• reading user environment data, the reading performed by the current computer system,
• wherein the user environment data includes information gathered from a prior computer system;
• and
• modifying user settings in the current computer system, the modifying performed by a computer program in response to the user environment data.

An information handling system for duplicating user environment data in a first computer system, said system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• an operating system for controlling the collecting and storing of the user environment data by the one or more processors;
• a storage area, for storing the user environment data;
• a first network interface for connecting the first computer system to a computer network;
• a second computer system, for processing the user environment data;
• a second network interface, for connecting the second computer system to the computer network;
• means for collecting the user environment data from the first computer system;
• means for storing the user environment data;
• means for connecting the first computer system to the computer network;
• means for transmitting the user environment data from the first computer system to a second computer system through the computer network;
• means for connecting the second computer system to the computer network;
• means for receiving the user environment data from the first computer system through the network interface;
• and
• means for modifying user settings in the second computer system using the user environment data received from the first computer system.

A computer operable medium for duplicating user environment data, said medium comprising:

• means for designating at least one user account from a computer system;
• means for identifying attributes to include in the user environment data;
• means for collecting the user environment data from the computer system;
• means for storing the user environment data;
• means for reading the user environment data stored during the means for storing the user environment data;
• and
• means for modifying user settings using the user environment data read during the means for reading.