INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INSTALLATION METHOD

• US 20090300600A1
• Filed: 05/13/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Sugai, Yousuke
• Granted Patent: US 8,490,079 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1433 during software upgrading
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

The installation of multiple applications by an installer is executed in a mode that does not display an error message in a display device. Upon an installation performed by the installer ending, the result of the installation performed by the installer is determined. As a result of the determination, an installer that failed at the installation is caused to re-execute the installation of the application whose installation failed in a mode that displays an error message in the display device. As a result of the re-execution, an error message is displayed in the display device by the installer that failed at the installation.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus that installs multiple applications using an installer that has a function for installing applications, the apparatus comprising:

an execution unit that causes the installer to execute the installation of the multiple applications in a mode that does not display an error message in a display device;

a determination unit that determines the result of the installation of an application upon the installation of the application performed by the installer ending; and

a re-execution unit that, in a case where the determination unit has determined that the installation of the application has failed, re-executes the installation of the application whose installation failed in a mode that displays an error message in the display device,

wherein the error message is displayed in the display device as a result of the re-execution.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage unit that stores the status of the information processing apparatus prior to the installation of the application by the installer; and

a restoration unit that restores the status of the information processing apparatus stored in the storage unit, before the installation is re-executed,

wherein the error message for when the installation has failed is displayed in the display device.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the execution unit executes the installer in the mode that displays the error message in the display device in the case where the installer is not compliant with the mode that does not display the error message in the display device.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the installer has failed at the installation in a case where the installer has displayed an error message window.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the re-execution is performed after the execution unit has performed all of the installations by the installer.

6. An installation method for an information processing apparatus that installs multiple applications using an installer that has a function for installing applications, the method comprising:

causing the installer to execute the installation of the multiple applications in a mode that does not display an error message in a display device;

determining the result of the installation of an application upon the installation of the application performed by the installer ending; and

re-executing, in the case where the step of determining has determined that the installation of the application has failed, the installation of the application whose installation failed in a mode that displays an error message in the display device,

wherein the error message is displayed in the display device as a result of the re-execution.

7. A program, which has been stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 6.