A system and method for setting device module loading sequence. The hardware configuration of the document processing device is scanned and relevant configuration information is collected. Following collection of the relevant configuration information, document processing device system settings are then scanned. The current hardware configuration and the system settings are then input as module loading parameters. Module dependencies and module priorities are then gathered from the system settings and used to generate a module loading sequence table. The modules designated by the table are then loaded in accordance with the generated sequence. When a module loading error is detected, the error is recorded in an error log, viewable by a system administrator, and analyzed by an error handling module. The error handling module then determines whether to halt all loading progress until the error is resolved, or alternatively continues with the module loading while simultaneously generating error log data. Once all modules are loaded in accordance with the generated sequence table, the document processing device is ready to receive and process document processing requests.