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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
Jeff A. Zimniewicz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Crista Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Phillip J. Marino, Dublin, OH (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for installing software on a computer prepares a computer system for the installation of a suite having a plurality of components. A setup program queries each component to determine which of the components is a prerequisite to the installation of the suite and which is a prerequisite for installation in a particular scenario. The setup program installs those components that are determined to be suite or scenario prerequisites on the computer system. The setup program creates a baseline installation image containing the installed components as well as the data elements required to complete the installation of the suite.