Patent ID: 7840961

Claim:
A computer implemented method of installing a software application on multiple computing systems, said computer implemented method comprising: installing said software application on a memory of a first computing system having a processor, said installing causing directories to be created in said memory of said first computing system and files to be placed in said directories; searching said directories and said files of said software application with said processor of said first computing system for a first reference to said first computing system; replacing with said processor of said first computing system said first reference with a generic reference; creating with said processor of said first computing system an installation template of said software application, said installation template containing said directories and said files for said software application, said directories and said files having said generic reference; transferring from said first computing system said installation template of said software application to a memory of a second computing system; processing with a processor of said second computing system said installation template to place said directories and said files for said software application in said memory of said second computing system; searching said directories and said files for said generic reference with said processor of said second computing system; and replacing said generic reference with a second reference specific to said second computing system with said processor of said second computing system.