Patent ID: 9122687
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: initializing, by a processing device, an installation of an application on a computing device; prompting, during the installation of the application, a user to provide at least one answer for an application configuration option, the at least one answer pertaining to the installation of the application; receiving user input of the at least one answer to the application configuration option; detecting a failure in the installation; storing the at least one answer in a custom answer file in a data store in response to detecting the failure; restarting the installation of the application; determining whether to use the custom answer file for the restarted installation in view of an amount of answers in the custom answer file; and bypassing prompting of the user during the restarted installation by using the at least one answer stored in the custom answer file during the restarted installation of the application if the amount of answers in the custom answer file meets a certain amount.