Efficient data transfer during computing system manufacturing and installation

A computer comprising:

• storage media of said computer partitioned into a first partition and a second partition;
• wherein the second partition contains installation software bundles, each installation software bundle being stored in form as an image;
• and,
• wherein the first partition contains bootable software and a user interface application, the bootable software and the user interface application, when run, being able to receive from a user of said computer a selection as to which of the installation software bundles to install in the computing system, and then installing an installation software bundle selected by the user into the first partition while overwriting the bootable software and the user interface application and then erasing the installation software bundles in the second partition.

A computer implemented method, comprising:

• (a) upon starting a computer, running bootable software and a user interface application within a first partition of storage of the computer, the bootable software and a user interface application directing the computer to perform the following substeps:
• (a.1) giving a user an opportunity to select for installation into the computer, one from a plurality of software bundles to install in the computer, each of the software bundles being stored in form as an image, each image being stored within a second partition of storage of the computer,
• (a.2) receiving a selection by the user;
• and,
• (a.3) installing a software bundle selected by the user into the first partition while overwriting the bootable software and the user interface.