Method and system for installing and updating interpreted programming language applications using a designated virtual machine

A system of executing an interpreted programming language application (IPLA) from a server at a designated virtual machine on a client computer, comprising:

• means for extracting a manifest file, wherein the manifest file indicates at least one resource for the IPLA and a repository file, said repository file associated with the resource;
• means for locating the repository file in a web start cache;
• means for moving the repository file to a run directory accessible by the designated virtual machine, said run directory outside the web start cache;
• and
• means for executing the IPLA from the run directory using the at least one resource.

A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for executing an interpreted programming language application (IPLA) from a server at a designated virtual machine on a client computer, comprising:

• instructions for extracting a manifest file, wherein the manifest file indicates at least one resource for the IPLA and a repository file, said repository file associated with the resource;
• instructions for locating the repository file in a web start cache;
• instructions for moving the repository file to a run directory accessible by the designated virtual machine, said run directory outside the web start cache;
• and
• instructions for executing the IPLA from the run directory using the at least one resource.