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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seetharaman Harikrishnan, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeffrey T Parsons, Redmond, WA (US);
Felix Andrew, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher J Guzak, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39550043 ; 395712 ;
Abstract
A computer program product has a facility for uninstalling itself. The facility is both efficient and dynamic. The facility only backs up a minimal set of files that may be affected by an installation of the computer program product. The facility dynamically adapts to different possible installations so as to only store backup copies for the particular installation that is to be used. The facility leverages a number of installation files to determine what files to back up.