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Method and computer-readable medium for installing an upgrade to an application program
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Inventors: Chamberlain, Benjamin C.; Collie, Robert C.; Hatakeda, Darrin N.;
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Primary Examiner: Dam; Tuan
Assistant Examiner: Kendall; Chuck
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
A method and computer-readable medium for upgrading an application program, and making an installer program aware that an application has been upgraded is disclosed. The method recognizes that an upgrade to the application has been initiated. The upgrade includes an identifier for the application to be upgraded, as well as information required for the installer to perform the upgrade. The installer program accesses the upgrade information, which includes instructions necessary for installing the upgrade. The installer program also accesses information related to the installed state of the application and related applications. The installer program determines whether or not the upgrade should be performed. If the upgrade should be performed, the installer program performs the upgrade and stores the fact that the application has been upgraded. If the application should not be upgraded, the installer program stores information reflecting the fact that the upgrade is available but not installed. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is directed to a method, and computer-readable medium for upgrading an application using an installer program.
The installer program recognizes that an upgrade to the application has been initiated.
The upgrade includes an identifier for the application to be upgraded, as well as information required for the installer to perform the upgrade.
The installer program accesses the upgrade information which includes instructions necessary for installing the upgrade.
The installer program also accesses information related to the installed state of the application and related applications.
The installer program determines whether or not the upgrade should be performed.
If the upgrade should be performed, the installer program performs the upgrade and stores the fact that the application has been upgraded.
Preferably, this is accomplished by unregistering the previously installed application and registering the upgrade, i.
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, newly installed application.
In accordance with other aspects of the invention, the application is identified using a unique identifier known as a product code.
Alternatively, the application is identified using a product-identifying triplet composed of an upgrade code, a version number, and a language code.
In accordance still other aspects of the invention, the installer program determines if there are newer versions of the product installed.
If there are newer versions of the product installed, a default is set so that the upgrade is not installed.
Preferably, this default can be overridden.
If there are not newer versions of the application installed, the upgrade should be installed.
In accordance with further aspects of the invention, the installer program checks to see if there are previous versions of the product or related products installed.
If there are previous versions of the product or related products installed, the installer program determines if the upgrade can coexist with the previous version or related products.
If the upgrade can not coexist with previous versions of the product or related products, the previous version or related products that can not coexist with the application upgrade, are removed
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