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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Eric P. Traut, Bellevue, WA (US);
Darryl E. Havens, Kirland, WA (US);
Jose Manuel Bernabeu-auban, Sammamish, WA (US);
Mark R. Brown, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard B. Ward, Redmond, WA (US);
Suyash Sinha, Snohomish, WA (US);
Tahsin Erdogan, Redmond, WA (US);
Adam D. Stritzel, Redmond, WA (US);
Adriaan W. Canter, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric P. Traut, Bellevue, WA (US);
Darryl E. Havens, Kirland, WA (US);
Jose Manuel Bernabeu-Auban, Sammamish, WA (US);
Mark R. Brown, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard B. Ward, Redmond, WA (US);
Suyash Sinha, Snohomish, WA (US);
Tahsin Erdogan, Redmond, WA (US);
Adam D. Stritzel, Redmond, WA (US);
Adriaan W. Canter, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Multiple software component identifiers are maintained in a catalog of an operating system running on a device. Each of these software component identifiers corresponds to one of multiple software components installed on the device. The catalog is accessed in response to a request regarding one of the multiple software components, and the request is responded to based at least in part on information included in the catalog. Additionally, two or more versions of a software component that are installed on the computing device can be identified. Which one of the two or more versions of the software component is an active version of the software component to be run is determined. In response to requests for information regarding the software component, information regarding the active version of the software component is returned.