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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2007
Julianne Bielski, Durham, NC (US);
Julianne Bielski, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Evaluating computer driver update compliance including applying a hashing algorithm to the contents of a driver repository, yielding a first hash value, the driver repository containing installed drivers for a computer; dating the first hash value; storing the first hash value and the date of the first hash value; identifying a candidate update for a driver installed in the repository, the candidate update having an update date; again applying the hashing algorithm to the contents of the driver repository, yielding a second hash value; comparing the first hash value and the second hash value; if the first hash value and the second hash value match, comparing the date of the first hash value and the update date; and if the update date is later than the date of the first hash value, reporting that the candidate update has not yet been installed.