Preprocessed applications suitable for network streaming applications and method for producing same

摘要

Application files are preprocessed for use in an application streaming environment by dividing each file in the installed application into blocks corresponding to the code page block size used when the application files are loaded by the operation system, such as 4 k. Each block is compressed and the compressed blocks from all of the files are packaged into a repository which permits specific blocks to be extracted. The repository a specification for the application's file structure are combined into a streaming application package which can be distributed to servers supporting the streaming of the application to a client. The application package can also include an environmental install information indicating changes introduced to a computer system by installation of the application on the computer system, a startup set indicating those blocks which are sufficient for execution of the application to be initiated and progress to a designated startup point, and a predictive model suitable for use by a streaming server in determining likely blocks to be loaded by the application when in a given state.