Installation and deinstallation of application programs

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705500, G06F 9445

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059535326

ABSTRACT:
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer implemented method of installing and deinstalling Windows.TM. application programs. The present invention provides two windows. The first window displays application programs that can be installed. The second window displays application programs that have been installed. When a user drags and drops an application program from the first window to the second window, the application program is installed. Similarly, when the user drags and drops an installed application program from the second window to the first window, the application program is deinstalled.

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