Patent ID: 8069442

Claim:
A method for secure installation and operation of software, said method comprising: employing a New Technology File Structure logical volume; employing an installer to cooperate with a processor; writing a Primary Data Stream file to said New Technology File Structure logical volume from said installer; associating data with said Primary Data Stream file; writing said associated data to said New Technology File Structure logical volume as an Alternate Data Stream file from said installer; employing an installation file; defining in said installation file a Primary Data Stream directory chain, said Primary Data Stream file, said Alternate Data Stream file, and at least one information file; displaying said at least one information file from said installation file; creating said Primary Data Stream directory chain in said New Technology File Structure logical volume; copying said Primary Data Stream file from said installation file to said Primary Data Stream directory chain in said New Technology File Structure logical volume; and copying said Alternate Data Stream file from said installation file to said Primary Data Stream directory chain in said New Technology File Structure logical volume.