JP2002318694A - Installing method, installation system, processor, computer program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an installing method, an installation system, a processor, a computer program and a recording medium to relieve various burdens such as creation, evaluation and management on the side of a provider of a program to be installed and to prevent generation of problems possible to be generated in the case of installation on the user's side. SOLUTION: An environmental file is provided, separately from an installer, in which processing environment such as an OS (operating system) of the processor to be an installing destination is made to correspond to a program which is to be installed and matched with the processing environment, the processing environment of the processor is detected, the program to be installed is determined on the basis of the environmental file among one or a plurality of programs to be installed which are different for different kinds of the processing environment and the determined program to be installed is installed by using a common installer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention An installation method for installing an installed program matching a processing environment of a processing apparatus into a processing apparatus having a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program, and an installation method thereof An installation system to which the method is applied, a processing device used in the system, a computer program for realizing the device, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded, particularly corresponding to each of different OSs (Operating Systems) An installation method, an installation system, a processing device, a computer program, and an installation method for selecting and installing an installed program corresponding to an installation target processing device from a plurality of installed programs such as version upgrade programs. About the media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of types of application programs different for each processing environment such as an OS and hardware specifications and a program to be installed such as a program for upgrading the application programs are recorded.
When a program to be installed is read from a recording medium such as a D-ROM and installed in a processing device such as a personal computer, a user performing the installation requires
It is necessary to select and install an installed program corresponding to the processing environment of the processing device at the installation destination.

Further, in order to solve problems such as trouble and erroneous operation caused by the user selecting a program to be installed, an installation program (hereinafter referred to as an installer) automatically detects a processing environment and detects the detected processing environment. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-62493 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-181158 propose a system that installs an installed program that meets the requirements.

[0004] More recently, services for distributing installed programs using a communication network such as the Internet have increased. In such services, installed programs and installers for a plurality of different processing environments are installed on these programs. Is downloaded to the processing device from the central device recording the data. However, in this method, a program to be installed that is not required for the processing device operated by the user of the distribution destination is also downloaded, so that there is a problem that the communication cost, the communication time, and the communication load increase. Therefore, a method has been implemented in which an installed program prepared for each different processing environment and an installer dedicated to the installed program are prepared, and only the installed program and the installer corresponding to the processing device to be downloaded are downloaded.

[0005]

However, in the conventional system, a plurality of installed programs and installers respectively corresponding to a plurality of processing environments are provided in consideration of various users using the same in various processing environments. An installed program created for a recording medium bundled with the product at the time of purchase and prepared for each processing environment for the purpose of upgrading the installed program and the like, and an installer dedicated to the installed program are transmitted via a communication network. It is a common practice to create a program for distribution by downloading, which increases the burden on the provider of the installed program in creating, evaluating, and managing various installed programs. There is.

Further, when a user uses a plurality of processing environments such as a plurality of OSs, when downloading an installed program corresponding to each of the processing environments used through a communication network, the download is performed. If the installed location of the installed program is saved in the same location, the file with the same file name, for example, the installer downloaded earlier is replaced by the installer downloaded later, so the previously downloaded installed program cannot be installed. The problem arises.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram conceptually showing the configuration of a conventional installation system. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a processing device using a personal computer.
Is a CPU 11 for controlling the entire apparatus, a recording unit 13 such as a hard disk, a RAM 14 for temporarily storing information,
An input unit 15 such as a mouse and a keyboard, an output unit 16 such as a monitor, and a communication unit 17 such as a modem and a terminal adapter connected to a communication network NW such as the Internet are provided. The recording means 13 stores an OS which is a basic software program.
An application software program such as a program to be installed operates on the processing environment A in which the software operates.

The recording means 13 records the installed program A and the installer A received through the communication network NW. The recorded installed program A and the installer A are recorded in the recording means 13. OS that is running. The installer A detects a processing environment A of the processing apparatus 10 and determines whether the detected processing environment A matches the installed program A, and installs the installed program A if the detected processing environment A matches. And a step of outputting a message to the effect if they do not match.

A state in which an installed program B and an installer B operating on a processing environment B different from the processing environment A which is an OS provided in the processing apparatus 10 can be downloaded to the processing apparatus 10 via the communication network NW. It is in.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram conceptually showing the configuration of a conventional installation system. FIG. 7 shows the installed program B and the installer B from the state shown in FIG.
Installer A by downloading
Is overwritten by the installer B having the same file name. As shown in FIG. 7, despite the existence of the installed program A, the installation program A cannot be installed because the installer A does not exist, and only the installed program B can be installed. In state. When installing the installed program A in this state, the installed program A and the installer A must be downloaded again.

As described above, the conventional installation system has a problem on both the provider side and the user side of the installed program A.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a processing environment and an environment file in which an installed program corresponding to the processing environment is provided separately from the installer, and detects the processing environment of the processing apparatus. Then, based on the environment file, a program to be installed is determined from one or a plurality of programs to be installed that are different for each processing environment, and the determined program to be installed is installed using a common installer. An installation method that reduces various burdens such as creation, evaluation, and management on a provider side of an installation program and prevents a problem that may occur during installation on a user side, an installation system to which the method is applied, and the system Processing equipment used in An object computer program for, and to provide a recording medium that is recording the program.

[0013]

According to the present invention, a processing apparatus having a processing environment capable of executing processing based on an installed program to be installed is provided with an installed program matching the processing environment of the processing apparatus. In the installation method for installing, the processing apparatus reads an environment file in which instruction information indicating an installed program and processing environment information indicating a processing environment that can execute the installed program indicated by the instruction information are associated with each other. Detecting the processing environment of the processing device, determining the installed program to be installed based on the detected processing environment of the processing device and the processing environment information indicated in the read environment file, and installing the determined installed program. Features.

In the present invention, a different environment file is provided for each processing environment separately from the installed program and the installer, and the installed program different for each processing environment is installed in each processing environment using a common installer. By doing so, there is no need to create installers corresponding to each processing environment, so it is possible to reduce various burdens such as creation, evaluation, and management on the provider side of the installed program, and the installer is common. Accordingly, it is possible to sequentially download the installed programs that are different for each processing environment, and to install the installed programs without causing any problem even when the installer is overwritten.

The present invention comprises a processing device having a processing environment capable of executing processing based on an installed program to be installed, and installs an installed program matching the processing environment of the processing device in the processing device. An installation file to be installed, an environment file in which an installation program, instruction information indicating the installation program, and processing environment information indicating a processing environment capable of executing the installation program indicated by the instruction information are associated with each other. Means for detecting a processing environment of the processing device; determining means for determining a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program based on processing environment information indicated in an environment file; The processing environment of the processing device and the Means for comparing processing environments capable of executing processing based on a security program, and determining whether the processing apparatus has a processing environment capable of executing processing based on the installed program based on the comparison result. Means and a processing indicating a processing environment that matches the processing environment of the processing device when it is determined that the processing apparatus has a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program. Determining means for determining an installed program indicated by the instruction information associated with the environment information as an installed program to be installed;

In the present invention, a different environment file is provided for each processing environment separately from the installed program and the installer, and the installed program different for each processing environment is installed in each processing environment using a common installer. By doing so, there is no need to create installers corresponding to each processing environment, so it is possible to reduce various burdens such as creation, evaluation, and management on the provider side of the installed program, and the installer is common. Accordingly, it is possible to sequentially download the installed programs that are different for each processing environment, and to install the installed programs without causing any problem even when the installer is overwritten.

According to the present invention, there are provided a plurality of the installed programs and environment files, and an environment file corresponding to each of the installed programs. It is characterized in that an installation program is selected.

According to the present invention, the installed program to be installed is automatically selected from the plurality of installed programs corresponding to each of the plurality of processing environments, so that the work at the time of installation can be reduced. .

The present invention is characterized by further comprising means for outputting the processing environment determined by the determining means.

According to the present invention, by displaying a processing environment in which a process based on an installed program can be executed based on an environment file, whether or not to install the installed program is confirmed before installing the installed program. It is possible.

According to the present invention, when it is determined by the determination means that there is no processing environment capable of executing the processing based on the installed program, the processing based on the installed program is executed. And a means for outputting information indicating that there is no processing environment capable of performing the installation, and a means for canceling the installation.

According to the present invention, when there is no processing environment capable of executing the processing based on the installed program, the output of the information indicating the fact and the stop of the installation are automatically performed, thereby providing a different operation. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of an abnormality caused by installing the installed program of the processing environment.

According to the present invention, there is provided means for determining whether or not the installed program determined by the determining means exists in a normal state. And means for outputting information indicating that the file does not exist, and means for canceling the installation.

According to the present invention, when the installed program does not exist at the recording position indicated by the instruction information, based on the recording position and the checksum of the installed program recorded as the instruction information in the environment file, When the installed program is determined to be abnormal, such as when it is determined that the content of the installed program is destroyed by the checksum indicated by the instruction information, it indicates that the installed program is abnormal. By outputting the information and canceling the installation, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an abnormality caused by executing the process of installing the abnormally-installed program.

According to the present invention, in a processing apparatus having a processing environment capable of executing a process based on an installed program to be installed, instruction information indicating the installed program and the installed program indicated by the instruction information are stored. Reading means for reading an environment file associated with processing environment information indicating a processing environment that can be executed; means for detecting the processing environment; and a program to be installed based on the processing environment information indicated in the read environment file. Means for determining a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the program, means for comparing a detected processing environment and a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the determined installed program, and Can execute processing based on installed programs A determining means for determining whether or not the processing environment is provided; and a processing detected when the determining means determines that the processing environment based on the installed program is executable. Determining means for determining, as an installed program to be installed, a program to be installed indicated by instruction information associated with processing environment information indicating a processing environment matching the environment; and means for installing the determined installed program. It is characterized by having.

In the present invention, a different environment file is provided for each processing environment separately from the installed program and the installer, and the installed program different for each processing environment is installed in each processing environment using a common installer. By doing so, there is no need to create installers corresponding to each processing environment, so it is possible to reduce various burdens such as creation, evaluation, and management on the provider side of the installed program, and the installer is common. Accordingly, it is possible to sequentially download the installed programs that are different for each processing environment, and to install the installed programs without causing any problem even when the installer is overwritten.

According to the present invention, the installed program and the environment file are plural, the reading means is adapted to read an environment file corresponding to each of the installed programs, and the determining means is provided with a plurality of installed files. An installation program to be installed is selected from the installation programs.

According to the present invention, the installed program to be installed is automatically selected from a plurality of installed programs corresponding to each of a plurality of processing environments, so that the work at the time of installation can be reduced. .

The present invention is characterized by further comprising means for outputting the processing environment determined by the determining means.

According to the present invention, by displaying a processing environment in which a process based on an installed program can be executed based on an environment file, whether or not to install the installed program is confirmed before installing the installed program. It is possible.

According to the present invention, when it is determined that the processing means does not have a processing environment capable of executing the processing based on the installed program, the processing based on the installed program is executed. And a means for outputting information indicating that there is no processing environment capable of performing the installation, and a means for canceling the installation.

According to the present invention, when there is no processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program, information indicating the fact and output of the installation are automatically stopped and the installation is stopped. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of an abnormality caused by installing the installed program of the processing environment.

According to the present invention, there is provided means for determining whether or not the installed program determined by the determining means exists in a normal state. And means for outputting information indicating that the file does not exist, and means for canceling the installation.

According to the present invention, when the installed program does not exist at the recording position indicated by the instruction information based on the recording position and the checksum of the installed program recorded as the instruction information in the environment file, When the installed program is determined to be abnormal, such as when it is determined that the content of the installed program is destroyed by the checksum indicated by the instruction information, it indicates that the installed program is abnormal. By outputting the information and canceling the installation, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an abnormality caused by executing the process of installing the abnormally-installed program.

According to the present invention, there is provided a computer program for causing a computer having a processing environment capable of executing processing of an installed program to be installed to install the installed program matching the processing environment. For reading an environment file in which processing information indicating processing environment information indicating a processing environment in which the installed program indicated by the instruction information can be executed, and a procedure for causing a computer to detect the processing environment And a procedure for causing the computer to determine a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program based on the processing environment information indicated in the read environment file. Suffered A procedure that is compared with the possible processing environment for executing processing based on down installation program,
A procedure for causing the computer to determine whether or not the computer has a processing environment capable of executing the process based on the installed program based on the comparison result, and the computer may be able to execute the process based on the installed program based on the determination. If it is determined that it has a processing environment,
A procedure for determining an installed program indicated by instruction information associated with processing environment information indicating a processing environment matching the detected processing environment as an installed program to be installed; And a procedure for installing

According to the present invention, since the computer operates as a processing device by executing the computer program on a computer such as a personal computer, a different environment file is provided for each processing environment separately from the installed program and the installer. By installing a program to be installed that is different for each processing environment using a common installer for each processing environment, there is no need to create an installer corresponding to each processing environment. Various burdens such as creation, evaluation, management, etc. can be reduced, and since the installer is common, different programs to be installed are sequentially downloaded for each processing environment, and there is a problem even if the installer is overwritten. Occurs It is possible to install the installation program without.

According to the present invention, there is provided a computer in which a computer program which causes a computer having a processing environment capable of executing processing of an installed program to be installed to install the installed program matching the processing environment is recorded. An environment file in which, on a recording medium readable from the computer, instruction information for instructing the installed program and processing environment information indicating a processing environment in which the installed program indicated by the instruction information can be executed are associated with the computer. A procedure for causing the computer to detect the processing environment, and a processing environment capable of executing the processing based on the installed program based on the processing environment information indicated in the read environment file. Let me know A procedure for causing the computer to compare a processing environment that can execute processing based on the detected processing environment and the determined installed program, and causing the computer to execute processing based on the installed program based on the comparison result. A procedure for determining whether or not a processing environment capable of
If it is determined that the processing environment based on the installed program can be executed by the determination, the instruction information associated with the processing environment information indicating the processing environment that matches the detected processing environment is used. It is characterized in that a computer program including a procedure for determining a designated program to be installed as a program to be installed and a procedure for installing the determined program to be installed on a computer is recorded.

In the present invention, the computer operates as a processing device by executing the computer program recorded on the recording medium by a computer such as a personal computer. By installing different environment files for each processing environment and installing different programs to be installed for each processing environment using a common installer for each processing environment, there is no need to create an installer corresponding to each processing environment. Various burdens such as creation, evaluation, and management on the installation program provider side can be reduced, and since the installer is common, different installed programs are sequentially downloaded for each processing environment. Is overwritten It is possible to install the installation program without causing the problem even if it is.

The present invention is characterized in that a plurality of installed programs and a plurality of environment files corresponding to each of the installed programs are further recorded.

According to the present invention, the convenience of the user can be improved by recording a plurality of programs to be installed corresponding to each of the plurality of processing environments on one recording medium using a common installer. is there.

[0041]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually showing an installation system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. is there.

In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a processing device using a personal computer. The processing device 10 reads a computer program PG for the processing device of the present invention from a recording medium REC such as a CD-ROM in which information such as data is recorded. An auxiliary storage means 12 for reading information such as a program PG and data, and a recording means 13 such as a hard disk for recording information such as a computer program PG and data read by the auxiliary storage means 12 are provided. The personal computer operates as the processing device 10 of the present invention by reading the computer program PG and information such as data from the recording unit 13 and storing the information in the RAM 14 for storing the information and executing the CPU 11.

The recording media REC include installed programs A, B, and C corresponding to different processing environments A, B, and C, and installed programs A, B, and C, respectively.
Instruction information for instructing each of B and C, and installed programs A, B, and C indicated by each of the instruction information
Processing environments A, B, which can execute processing based on
Environment files A, B, and C in which processing environment information indicating
An installer, which is a computer program common to each processing environment for installing B and C, is recorded.

The environment files A, B, and C and the installed programs A, B, and C correspond one by one. For example, in order to correspond to a further different processing environment D, the installed program D Environment file D that is required and corresponds to the installed program D
Is also required.

The environment files A, B, and C and the programs A, B, and C to be installed do not necessarily need to be recorded in the recording means 13, but can be read from the recording medium REC by the auxiliary storage means 12 as needed. You may. The recording means 13 stores an OS for determining the processing environment A, and can execute a process based on the installed program A on the processing environment A on which the recorded OS operates.

The processing apparatus 10 further includes input means 15 such as a mouse and a keyboard, output means 16 such as a monitor, and communication means 17 such as a modem and a terminal adapter connected to a communication network NW such as the Internet.

The computer program PG is not read from the recording medium REC, but is connected to the communication network NW by using the communication
The computer program PG recorded in the recording unit 21 of the communication device 20 using the web server computer connected to W may be downloaded and recorded in the recording unit 13 provided in the processing device 10.

The processing environment referred to here is not limited to the processing environment determined by software such as the OS, but also includes the processing environment determined by hardware such as the model and specifications of the processing apparatus 10. The program is not limited to an application program that operates alone on the OS, but also includes a software program that does not operate alone, such as an upgrade program and a patch program used to improve an already installed application program. .

Next, the processing of the processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the installer, which is the main program of the computer program PG of the present invention, is executed, first, the hardware and / or software of the processing device 10
The processing environment A is detected as the processing environment of the processing device 10 (step S1).

The environment files A, B, and C are read to determine the processing environment corresponding to the installed programs A, B, and C that can be installed (step S2), and the read environment file A is read. ,
Based on processing environment information such as the type and version of the OS shown in B and C, processing environments that can execute processing based on the installed program, that is, processing environments A, B, and C are determined ( Step S3), and outputs information indicating the determined processing environments A, B, and C (step S4). By confirming the output information, the user of the processing apparatus 10 can confirm the processing environments A, B, and C corresponding to the recorded installed programs A, B, and C.

Further, the processing apparatus 1 detected in step S1
0, a processing environment A, and an installed program A,
The processing environments A, B, and C corresponding to B and C, respectively, are compared (step S5), and it is determined whether there is an installed program that matches the processing environment A of the processing apparatus 10 (step S6). ).

If it is determined in step S6 that there is an installed program A that matches the processing environment A of the processing device 10 (step S7: Y), the installed program A is determined as the installed program to be installed in the processing device 10. (Selection) (step S8).

Then, the recording position and the checksum of the installed program A are read from the instruction information recorded in the environment file A corresponding to the installed program A, and it is determined whether the installed program A is normal (step S1). S9) If it is determined that the program is normal (step S10: Y), the installed program A
The recording means 1 has enough free space to install
3 is determined, and the installed program A is installed (step S11).

In step S6, the processing device 10
If it is determined that there is no installed program A corresponding to the processing environment A (step S7: N), information indicating that there is no installed program A corresponding to the processing environment A of the processing device 10 is output ( Step S1
2) Cancel the installation (step S13).

In step S9, when the program A to be installed does not exist at the recording position indicated by the instruction information of the environment file A, and when the program A is installed with the checksum indicated by the instruction information.
When it is determined that the installed program A is abnormal, for example, when it is determined that the content of the installed program A is destroyed (step S10: N), information indicating that the installed program A is abnormal is output (step S14). ), Installation is stopped (step S15).

Embodiment 2 In the second embodiment, the computer program PG of the present invention is not read from the recording medium REC but is downloaded from the communication device 20 using the web server computer via the communication network NW. Installer, environment file,
Instead of downloading the installed program and the installed program, only the installer, the environment file and the installed program corresponding to the processing environment to be installed are downloaded.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an installation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, installers corresponding to all processing environments required to install the installed program A in the processing environment A, and an environment file A dedicated to the processing environment A
And the installed program A is downloaded,
The state recorded on the recording unit 13 is shown. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The same method as that shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 of the first embodiment is also performed for the method of installing the installed program A.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an installation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the installer, environment file B, and installed program B required to install the installed program B in the processing environment B are downloaded from the state shown in FIG. Is shown.

Although the installer has the same file name as the newly downloaded installer, it is overwritten. However, since it is a common computer program, there is no difference between the processing environment A and the processing environment B. Since the environment file A and the environment file B, and the installed program A and the installed program B have different file names, they are recorded in the recording unit 13 as different files. Therefore, the installed program B
Even after downloading the installer, the environment file B, and the installed program B required to install the installed program A, by performing the same processing as the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. It is possible to install.

In the above-described embodiment, the installer, the environment file, and the program to be installed are read from one recording medium REC or are collectively downloaded from the communication device 20. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the installer read from the recording medium REC may be recorded in the recording unit 13, and the environment file and the installed program may be downloaded from the communication device 20 as necessary.

[0061]

As described in detail above, the installation method, the installation system, the processing device, the computer program, and the recording medium according to the present invention use an environment file in which a processing environment and an installed program corresponding to the processing environment are associated. It is provided separately from the installer, detects the processing environment of the processing device, determines an installed program to be installed from one or more installed programs different for each processing environment based on the environment file, and determines the determined installed program. By installing using a common installer, it is not necessary to create an installer corresponding to each processing environment, so that various burdens such as creation, evaluation, and management on the provider side of the installed program can be reduced. Is possible and The common effect of the tora is that the installed programs that are different for each processing environment can be downloaded sequentially and the installed programs can be installed without causing any problems even if the installer is overwritten. To play.

Further, according to the present invention, when there is no processing environment capable of executing the processing based on the installed program, and when an abnormality occurs such as when the installed program to be installed is not normal, By outputting information indicating that, and canceling the installation, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of an abnormality in the installation destination device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually showing an installation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing a recording medium on which a computer program according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is recorded.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an installation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an installation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram conceptually showing a configuration of a conventional installation system.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram conceptually showing a configuration of a conventional installation system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 processing device 11 CPU 12 auxiliary storage means 13 recording means 14 RAM 15 input means 16 output means 17 communication means 20 communication apparatus 21 recording means PG computer program REC recording medium NW communication network

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Toshihiro Ueno 22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka F-term (reference) 5B076 AA02 AB17 AC03 BB06 BB17

Claims (14)

[Claims] An installation method for installing an installed program matching a processing environment of a processing device in a processing device having a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program to be installed. Reading an environment file in which instruction information instructing the program and processing environment information indicating a processing environment in which the installed program indicated by the instruction information can be executed are detected, and a processing environment of the processing device is detected; An installation program to be installed, based on the processing environment of the processing device and the processing environment information indicated in the read environment file, and installing the determined installation program. 2. An installation, comprising: a processing device having a processing environment capable of executing a process based on an installed program to be installed, wherein an installed program matching the processing environment of the processing device is installed in the processing device. In the system, an installed file, an environment file in which instruction information indicating the installed program and processing environment information indicating a processing environment that can execute the installed program indicated by the instruction information are associated with each other; Means for detecting a processing environment of the processing device; determining means for determining a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program based on processing environment information indicated in an environment file; and the detected processing device. Processing environment and the determined installed Means for comparing processing environments capable of executing processing based on a program, and determining whether or not the processing apparatus has a processing environment capable of executing processing based on the installed program based on the comparison result. Means for determining a processing environment matching the processing environment of the processing device when it is determined by the determination means that the processing environment is capable of executing the processing based on the installed program. An installation system comprising: a determination unit that determines an installed program indicated by instruction information associated with environment information as an installed program to be installed. A plurality of installed programs and environment files; an environment file corresponding to each one of the installed programs; and the determining means, the installed program to be installed from the plurality of installed programs. 3. The installation system according to claim 2, wherein the installation system is selected. 4. The installation system according to claim 2, further comprising means for outputting a processing environment determined by said determination means. 5. A process based on an installed program can be performed when it is determined by the determination unit that the processing environment does not allow execution of a process based on the installed program. The installation system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising: means for outputting information indicating that no processing environment is provided; and means for canceling installation. 6. A means for judging whether or not the installed program determined by the determining means exists in a normal state. If it is determined that the installed program does not exist in a normal state, the program exists in a normal state. 6. The installation system according to claim 2, further comprising: means for outputting information indicating that the installation has not been performed; and means for canceling the installation. 7. A processing apparatus having a processing environment capable of executing a process based on an installed program to be installed, wherein the instruction information instructing the installed program and the installed program indicated by the instruction information are executed. A reading unit that reads an environment file associated with processing environment information indicating a processing environment that can perform processing, a unit that detects the processing environment, and a program that is based on the installed environment based on the processing environment information indicated in the read environment file. Determining means for determining a processing environment in which processing can be executed; means for comparing a detected processing environment and a processing environment capable of executing processing based on the determined installed program; Processing that can execute processing based on programs A determining means for determining whether or not the processing environment has a boundary, and a processing environment detected when the determining means determines that there is a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program. Determining means for determining the installed program indicated by the instruction information associated with the processing environment information indicating the processing environment that matches the installed environment as an installed program to be installed; and means for installing the determined installed program. A processing device, comprising: 8. The program to be installed and the environment file are plural, the reading unit is configured to read an environment file corresponding to each of the installed programs, and the determining unit is configured to read the plurality of installed programs. 8. The processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein an installed program to be installed is selected from the following. 9. The processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a unit that outputs a processing environment determined by the determination unit. 10. A process based on an installed program can be executed when it is determined by the determination unit that the processing environment does not allow execution of a process based on the installed program. 10. The processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: means for outputting information indicating that no processing environment is provided; and means for canceling installation. 11. A means for judging whether or not the installed program determined by the determining means exists in a normal state. If it is determined that the installed program does not exist in a normal state, the program exists in a normal state. 11. The processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: means for outputting information indicating that the installation has not been performed; and means for canceling the installation. 12. A computer program that causes a computer having a processing environment capable of executing the processing of an installed program to be installed to install the installed program that matches the processing environment. A procedure for reading an environment file in which processing information is associated with instruction information to be executed and processing environment information indicating a processing environment in which the installed program indicated by the instruction information can be executed; and a procedure for causing a computer to detect the processing environment. A procedure for causing the computer to determine a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program based on the processing environment information indicated in the read environment file; And a procedure for causing a computer to determine whether or not the computer has a processing environment capable of executing the process based on the installed program based on the comparison result. And when the computer determines that the computer has a processing environment capable of executing the processing based on the installed program, the processing environment is associated with processing environment information indicating a processing environment that matches the detected processing environment. A computer program comprising: a procedure for determining a program to be installed specified by designated instruction information as an installed program to be installed; and a procedure for causing a computer to install the determined program to be installed. 13. A computer-readable program that records a computer program that causes a computer having a processing environment capable of executing processing of an installed program to be installed to install the installed program that matches the processing environment. The computer reads an environment file in which instruction information indicating the installed program and processing environment information indicating a processing environment in which the installed program indicated by the instruction information can be executed are associated with the computer. And a process for causing the computer to detect the processing environment, and causing the computer to determine a processing environment capable of executing the process based on the installed program based on the processing environment information indicated in the read environment file. procedure And causing the computer to compare the detected processing environment and the processing environment capable of executing the processing based on the determined installed program, and causing the computer to execute the processing based on the installed program from the comparison result. A procedure for determining whether or not the computer has a possible processing environment; and a processing environment detected when the computer determines that the computer has a processing environment capable of executing a process based on the installed program. A procedure for determining a program to be installed specified by instruction information associated with processing environment information indicating a processing environment that matches a program to be installed, and a procedure for installing the determined program to be installed on a computer Computer A computer readable recording medium on which a program is recorded. 14. A computer-readable recording medium further recording a plurality of installed programs and a plurality of environment files corresponding to each of the installed programs.