On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:27:37 -0800, "Bob Arnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Light passes most of the .msi construction on to MSI itself, so that's > likely where any limit lives. Structured storage files can theoretically > be larger than 2GB but there's no doc whether MSI itself supports it. > Such large packages probably aren't a common scenario. > Oh well, I guess that's the limitation then. Once I get my dev box at home re-setup (yay re-install) I still feel like taking a gander.
In any case, I have to say it's an interesting limit they have, as it's only a matter of time that installers will creep pass this line regularly. The installer I was trying to experiment and replace is a 4GB install. Lots of data to deploy, and we were preferring the single file for download since it's then simpler for the user. If were only DVD installs, then breaking apart the cabs becomes an ok option, but with web downloads it looks less attractive. I would point out that these big installers are not that uncommon a scenario. I'm working for a game developer currently, and in this industry *lots* of games are regularly large installations. Additionally, they're more regularly offering downloadable installs. It's not uncommon to download >1.5GB demo games...so we're already close to that line of 2GB. Just thought I'd throw out that point, such that the Installer team can keep that in consideration. Especially, since MS seems to like games to offer good installation experiences, and with these size constraints it's forcing us to consider other more hacky options then. -Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
