| abstract |
A method of installing software associated with hardware installed in a personal computer comprises the steps of providing one or more unique identifiers in the hardware, interrogating the unique identifiers, responsive to the interrogation, identifying the software associated with the installed hardware and installing said associated software. A computer software installation system is claimed with means for interrogating the unique identifier, means for identifying associated software and means for installing said software. A computer program product is also claimed for installing hardware-associated software by the above method. The unique identifiers may be configuration registers and may comprise information relating to the vendor, device type and revision level. |