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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
Thomas D. Mcguire, Georgetown, TX (US);
Derek P. Menzies, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael V. Sliger, Sammamish, WA (US);
Derek Cheng, Issaquah, WA (US);
Mazhar Mohammed, Sammamish, WA (US);
Peter A. Williams, Woodinville, WA (US);
Gary Henderson, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas D. McGuire, Georgetown, TX (US);
Derek P. Menzies, Sammamish, WA (US);
Michael V. Sliger, Sammamish, WA (US);
Derek Cheng, Issaquah, WA (US);
Mazhar Mohammed, Sammamish, WA (US);
Peter A. Williams, Woodinville, WA (US);
Gary Henderson, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for updating one or more files on a computing device are provided. A client computing device obtains update information including an index identifying particular delta patches with specific versions of installed files. Upon selecting which of the applicable updates will be implemented, an update agent on the client computing device performs an inventory to identify which version a file to be updated is installed on the machine. The update agent selects a corresponding delta patch and transmits the request to an update service.