Method of creating image files and installing software...

Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software installation

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C717S175000, C717S177000

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10118005

ABSTRACT:
Software bundles are installed on target computers by initially creating a set of distinct image files, each corresponding to a software bundle resident in a reference storage medium of a reference computer built according to specified hardware and software configurations. The image files are copied into each of a plurality of target storage mediums. The target computers are built according to the specified hardware configuration of one of the previously created image files and include the target storage mediums. Each target computer then selects one of the image files in its target storage medium, the selected image file corresponding to the hardware configuration of the target computer and having a desired software configuration. The selected image file for each target computer is decoded to produce the software bundle stored in the target storage medium.

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