Concurrent execution of a computer software application along multiple decision paths

1. A computer hardware system configured to manage execution of a computer software application, comprising:

a hardware processor configured to initiate the following operations:

identifying, during execution of a primary instance of the computer software application, the primary instance reaching an execution point that presents a plurality of predefined options to a user; wherein the computer software application is an installation program executing within a virtual machine, and each of the plurality of duplicate instances execute within respective cloned virtual machines;

generating, prior to selection by the user of one of the pre-defined options and based upon the execution point being reached, a plurality of duplicate instances of the primary instance;

assigning, respectively, execution paths corresponding to the plurality of predefined options to each of the plurality of duplicate instances;

executing, prior to the selection by the user of one of the predefined options, the plurality of duplicate instances along their respective execution paths;

gathering information associated with the execution of the each of the plurality of duplicate instances;

automatically eliminating, as a predefined option to be presented to the user, the predefined option corresponding to one of the plurality of duplicate instances that resulted in a failed operation;

presenting a recommendation, prior to the one predefined option being selected and based upon the gathered information, as to the plurality of predefined options;

determining that one of the plurality of pre-defined options has been selected;

terminating, based upon the one predefined option being selected, each of the duplicate instances not associated with the one predefined option; and

identifying, within one of the execution paths corresponding to the plurality of predefined options, a second execution point that presents a second plurality of predefined option to the user, and repeating the steps of generating, assigning, and executing for the second execution path.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recommendation regards an installation option.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the primary instance is terminated upon each of the duplicate instances not associated with the one predefined option being terminated.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the duplicate instances not associated with the one predefined option are configured to self-terminate based upon the one predefined option being selected.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the duplicate instance associated with the one predefined option being selected is configured to terminate each of the duplicate instances not associated with the one predefined option.

6. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable hardware storage device having computer-readable program code stored therein for managing execution of a computer software application, the computer-readable program code, which when executed by a computer hardware system, causes the computer hardware system to perform:

identifying, during execution of a primary instance of the computer software application, the primary instance reaching an execution point that presents a plurality of predefined options to a user; wherein the computer software application is an installation program executing within a virtual machine, and each of the plurality of duplicate instances execute within respective cloned virtual machines;

generating, prior to selection by the user of one of the pre-defined options and based upon the execution point being reached, a plurality of duplicate instances of the primary instance;

assigning, respectively, execution paths corresponding to the plurality of predefined options to each of the plurality of duplicate instances;

executing, prior to the selection by the user of one of the predefined options, the plurality of duplicate instances along their respective execution paths;

gathering information associated with the execution of the each of the plurality of duplicate instances;

automatically eliminating, as a predefined option to be presented to the user, the predefined option corresponding to one of the plurality of duplicate instances that resulted in a failed operation;

presenting a recommendation, prior to the one predefined option being selected and based upon the gathered information, as to the plurality of predefined options;

determining that one of the plurality of pre-defined options has been selected;

terminating, based upon the one predefined option being selected, each of the duplicate instances not associated with the one predefined option; and

identifying, within one of the execution paths corresponding to the plurality of predefined options, a second execution point that presents a second plurality of predefined option to the user, and repeating the steps of generating, assigning, and executing for the second execution path.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the recommendation regards an installation option.

8. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the primary instance is terminated upon each of the duplicate instances not associated with the one predefined option being terminated.

9. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein each of the duplicate instances not associated with the one predefined option are configured to self-terminate based upon the one predefined option being selected.

10. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the duplicate instance associated with the one predefined option being selected is configured to terminate each of the duplicate instances not associated with the one predefined option.