INTERPRETED MULTIPLE PRODUCT INSTALLATION
An installer can do a combined installation of multiple software products. The installer can do a combined pre-install phase, a combined install phase, and a combined post-install phase for the multiple software products.
1 . An installer adapted to do a combined installation of multiple software products, the installer adapted to do a combined pre-install phase, a combined install phase, and a combined post-install phase for the multiple software products.
2 . The installer of claim 1 , wherein the software products are each made of components.
3 . The installer of claim 1 , wherein multiple software products are combined using an alias.
4 . The installer of claim 1 , wherein the installer provides a single pre-install presentation to a user.
5 . The installer of claim 4 , wherein the preinstall presentation obtains user pre-install input at a single time.
6 . An installer adapted to provide a single pre-install presentation to a user for multiple software products, the pre-install presentation obtaining user pre-install input at a single time.
7 . The installer of claim 6 , wherein the software products are each made of components.
8 . The installer of claim 6 , wherein the multiple products are defined by an alias.
9 . The installer of claim 6 , wherein the installer provides a combined pre-install phase, combined install phase and a combined post-install phase for the multiple products.
10 . A computer readable storage medium including:
installer code to do combined installation of multiple software products, the installer code doing a combined pre-install phase, a combined install phase, and a combined post-install phase for the multiple products.
11 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the software products are each made of components.
12 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein multiple software products are combined using an alias.
13 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the installer provides a single pre-install presentation to a user.
14 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the preinstall presentation obtains user pre-install input at a single time.
15 . A computer readable storage medium including:
installer code to provide a single pre-install presentation to a user for multiple software products, the pre-install presentation obtaining user pre-install input at a single time.
16 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the software products are each made of components.
17 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein multiple software products are combined using an alias.
18 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the installer provides a combined pre-install phase, combined install phase and a combined post-install phase for the multiple products.