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Automatic software installation and cleanup

  • US 6,405,362 B1
  • Filed: 11/13/1998
  • Issued: 06/11/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for automatically releasing resources used by an application, said resources maintained by a computer having an operating system, the method comprising:

  • detecting the removal of a computer-readable medium from the computer; and

    removing an application previously installed from the computer-readable medium and releasing at least a subset of the resources acquired by the application;

    wherein removing the application further comprises signaling an autorun program to remove the application, said signal comprising an action selected from the group consisting of;

    sending a pre-defined message to the autorun program, setting a semaphore, setting a value in a shared memory location, and issuing an operating system signal.

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