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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
David T. Valys, Austin, TX (US);
James P. McGlothlin, Austin, TX (US);
Dell USA, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
In a method for reduction of data noise in installation packages for a computer system, a first change list is established based upon a set of differences resulting from installation of a configuration change or a vendor product on a first computer system. A second change list is established based upon a set of differences resulting from installation of the configuration change or the vendor product on a second computer system. The first change list is compared with the second change list to produce a resultant change list including an intersecting set of changes. The intersecting set includes common changes between installations on the first computer system and the second computer system, accordingly filtering out of randomly generated installation noise. A re-engineered installation package is created using the intersecting set of changes. The re-engineered installation package is suitable for downloading of a re-engineered installation of the configuration change or the vendor product onto at least one target computer system in a build-to-order manufacturing process.