Patent ID: 8082218

Claim:
One or more computer-readable storage media comprising executable instructions to perform a method, the method comprising: detecting a first program and a second program that co-exist on a computer; receiving, from a user, a sensitivity parameter that indicates said user's level of tolerance for conflicts; determining, based on a first rule, that a conflict exists between said first program and said second program, said first rule indicating a degree to which said conflict exists between said first program and said second program; determining, based on said conflict and on a second rule, advice to be given, said second rule indicating whether said advice is to recommend, or to require, removal of said first program or said second program based on said degree and based on said sensitivity parameter, such that said second rule calls for either a removal requirement or a removal recommendation to be given upon conflicts of the same degree depending on said sensitivity parameter; and communicating said advice to a person.