Software uninstallation system, method and computer program product
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of software products identified on a computer;
receiving a first user instruction to uninstall at least a portion of at least one of the software products from the computer, said first user instruction being received via an interface;
uninstalling the at least a portion of the at least one software product from the computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction;
receiving a second user instruction to cancel the uninstailation; and
canceling the uninstallation, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for uninstalling software on a computer. In use, a plurality of software products identified on a computer is displayed. Further, a first user instruction to uninstall at least a portion of at least one of the software products from the computer is received. Such first user instruction is received via an interface. Still yet, the at least a portion of the at least one software product is uninstalled from the computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction. Also, a second user instruction may be received to cancel the uninstallation. Thus, the uninstallation may be cancelled, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of software products identified on a computer;
receiving a first user instruction to uninstall at least a portion of at least one of the software products from the computer, said first user instruction being received via an interface;
uninstalling the at least a portion of the at least one software product from the computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction;
receiving a second user instruction to cancel the uninstailation; and
canceling the uninstallation, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer code for displaying a plurality of software products identified on a computer;
computer code for receiving a first user instruction to uninstall at least a portion of at least one of the software products from the computer;
said first user instruction being received via an interface;
computer code for uninstalling the at least a portion of the at least one software product from the computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction;
computer code for receiving a second user instruction to cancel the uninstallation; and
computer code for canceling the uinistallation, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction.
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19. A system, comprising:
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means for displaying a plurality of software products identified on a computer;
means for receiving a first user instruction to uninstall at least a portion of at least one of the software products from the computer;
said first user instruction being received via an interface;
means for uninstalling the at least a portion of the at least one software product from the computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction;
means for receiving a second user instruction to cancel the uninstallation; and
canceling the uninstallation, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction.
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20. A system, comprising:
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logic for displaying a plurality of software products identified on a computer, logic for receiving a first user instruction to uninstall at least a portion of at least one of the software products from the computer;
said first user instruction being received via an interface;
logic for uninstalling the at least a portion of the at least one software product from the computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction;
logic for receiving a second user instruction to cancel the uninstallation, and canceling the uninstallation, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction.
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21. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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displaying at least one software product identified on a computer;
receiving a first user instruction to uninstall at least a portion of the at least one software product from the computer;
said first user instruction being received via an interface;
uninstalling the at least a portion of the at least one software product from the computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction;
receiving a second user instruction to cancel the uninstallation; and
canceling the uninstallation, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction.
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22. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of software products identified on a computer by displaying names of the software products;
displaying information associated with at least one of the software products by the selection thereof;
obtaining additional information associated with the at least one software product utilizing a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with the information;
receiving a first user instruction to remove at least one of the software products from the computer, said first user instruction being received via an interface;
uninstalling the at least one software product in response to the receipt of the first user instruction;
receiving a second user instruction to cancel the uninstallation of the at least one software product; and
canceling the uninstallation, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction.
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