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A system for configuring a devices of a computer with minimal support by a user. Device information for the devices of the computer is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer reso

A system for configuring a devices of a computer with minimal support by a user. Device information for the devices of the computer is collected to uniquely identify the devices and to describe the device characteristics associated with the operation of those devices with the computer. Computer resources, which support the functions of the devices within the computer, are allocated based upon this device information. This allocation process prevents a potential conflicting use of computer resources by the installed devices. A device driver, which enables communications between a corresponding device and the computer, is also identified and loaded for each of the devices in response to the allocation of computer resources.

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[ We claim:] [1.] In an operating system running on a computer having at least one system bus, said operating system characterized by enumerators and a configuration manager, each enumerator assigned to a particular system bus and operative for enumerating each device connected to said particular bu

[ We claim:] [1.] In an operating system running on a computer having at least one system bus, said operating system characterized by enumerators and a configuration manager, each enumerator assigned to a particular system bus and operative for enumerating each device connected to said particular bus, said configuration manager operative for managing the configuration of said devices by maintaining a hardware tree containing device nodes representing enumerated devices, a method for causing a selected enumerator to enumerate one of the devices on said particular system bus in response to detecting the addition of another device to said particular system bus, comprising the steps of:issuing, by said selected enumerator, an application program interface (API) call to said configuration manager to cause the generation of a message to enumerate one of the devices on said particular system bus assigned to said selected enumerator, said API call including a parameter defining one of said device nodes representing the device to be enumerated by said selected enumerator; andreceiving, by said selected enumerator, said message from said configuration manager to enumerate said device represented by said device node defined by said parameter.