Installation and deinstallation of application programs
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of installing an application program on a computer from an electronic storage device, the computer having a memory coupled thereto for storing the application program, the method comprising the steps of:
- transferring the application program from the electronic storage device to the memory coupled to the computer;
processing an answer file located on the electronic storage device to avoid prompting a user for options; and
installing the transferred application program at the computer using the processed answer file.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer implemented method of installing and deinstalling Windows™ application programs. The present invention provides two windows. The first window displays application programs that can be installed. The second window displays application programs that have been installed. When a user drags and drops an application program from the first window to the second window, the application program is installed. Similarly, when the user drags and drops an installed application program from the second window to the first window, the application program is deinstalled.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of installing an application program on a computer from an electronic storage device, the computer having a memory coupled thereto for storing the application program, the method comprising the steps of:
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transferring the application program from the electronic storage device to the memory coupled to the computer; processing an answer file located on the electronic storage device to avoid prompting a user for options; and installing the transferred application program at the computer using the processed answer file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer programming apparatus comprising:
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a computer having a memory coupled thereto; an electronic storage device connected through a network to the computer for storing one or more application programs; means, performed by the computer, for transferring the application program from the electronic storage device to the memory coupled to the computer; means, performed by the computer, for processing an answer file located on the electronic storage device to avoid prompting a user for options; and means, performed by the computer, for installing the transferred application program at the computer using the processed answer file. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A program storage device, readable by a computer, tangibly embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps of
installing an application program on the computer from an electronic storage device, the computer having a memory coupled thereto for storing the application program, the method comprising the steps of: -
transferring the application program from the electronic storage device to the memory coupled to the computer; processing an answer file located on the electronic storage device to avoid prompting a user for options; and installing the transferred application program at the computer using the processed answer file. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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