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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Ryan Burkhardt, Redmond, WA (US);
Tom G. Yaryan, Seattle, WA (US);
Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Redmond, WA (US);
Donald J. Mcnamara, Woodinville, WA (US);
David J. D'souza, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Seung-yup Chai, Redmond, WA (US);
Sanjay Shenoy, Redmond, WA (US);
Ryan Burkhardt, Redmond, WA (US);
Tom G. Yaryan, Seattle, WA (US);
Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Redmond, WA (US);
Donald J. McNamara, Woodinville, WA (US);
David J. D'Souza, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Seung-Yup Chai, Redmond, WA (US);
Sanjay Shenoy, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A componentized operating system is separated into multiple different components. In certain embodiments, a bill of materials (BOM) identifies at least one component that is installed (or is to be installed) for an operating system image on a computer. Each component includes one or more files and has a corresponding manifest that identifies which other components (if any) the component is dependent on. During an installation or upgrading process, the manifest for a component can be accessed to determine which additional components (if any) are to be installed even if they are not explicitly identified in the BOM.