Automated System Registry Clean-Up for Obsolete Module Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing operating systems often fail to properly remove obsolete components and configuration data from the system registry during updates or uninstallations, leading to clutter and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
An automated method and apparatus for determining obsolete modules and interfaces, marking them as such, and removing associated configuration data from the system registry, ensuring only current configuration information is maintained.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If operating system updates or component uninstallations are performed manually, then system configuration data is preserved, but obsolete modules and configuration data accumulate in the system registry causing clutter and inefficiencies
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automated registry clean-up by itself after updates or uninstallations. The processor automatically determines which modules are obsolete, marks them as such, and removes their configuration data from the system registry without requiring manual user intervention, enabling the system to self-maintain its configuration integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The system determines interfaces on which each module depends and uses this information to identify obsolete modules. By analyzing dependency relationships and comparing against the current operating system state, the system provides feedback to automatically identify and remove configuration data for modules that are no longer present or supported
2Productivity
If automated detection of obsolete modules is implemented, then system registry is kept clean, but additional processing time and computational resources are required
Solution Approach 1:
The system determines interfaces on which each module depends in advance and establishes dependency relationships before the actual clean-up operation. By pre-analyzing module dependencies and marking potentially obsolete modules, the system prepares the information structure needed for efficient automated clean-up, reducing the computational burden during the actual removal process
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AI summary
One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of automated registry clean-up for an operating system of a computer system. Interfaces on which each module depends is determined, and a module is marked as obsolete if the module depends on an interface that is non-existent in the operating system. Configuration data is removed from a system registry for modules marked as obsolete. Other embodiments are also disclosed.