I don't think I can avoid compression. It will not fit on DVD.
The same with splitting it in many MSI. It will change user experience. I need to have a single set of configuration dialogs and then install files. Speed is esential. I wonder if there are some property settings that can improve speed. I wrote code in C++ to uncopress cab files and copy them into target location and it runs twice faster. I'm wondering what is making MSI execution slower. Nathan Stohlmann wrote: > > You might want to go one step further and eliminate the cab files > altogether. The installation package as a whole is certainly not > nearly as compact and neat but you might gain some performance not > extracting from the cab. > > If the content lends itself to the concept, you could try breaking it > up into multiple projects and use a bootstrapper to sequence those > parts. I used it to fairly good success with a particularly enormous > project (Started at ~30GB and after three years of updates is about to > hit ~50GB) as well as another project that was smaller at ~5GB and > found that it actually helped with performance across the board for > build, install, update, and uninstall. I don't know how much > improvement you would see at 3GB though. It did help that both > projects were very easy to break up into logical components so that > may also impact how useful the idea is for you. > > If you do find anything else useful, I would certainly be interested > in hearing about it. > > On 5/18/07, Igor Maslov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> This is probably more Windows Installer question than a WiX specific. >> >> I have an install with abot 3 GB of files. All it does is copying files >> and >> creating shortcuts. >> >> MSI file has tranforms for several languages, this localization affects >> only >> installer GUI, >> set of files is language neutral and it's stored in separate cab files >> not >> embedded in MSI. >> >> The speed of the installation phase is very slow. At the beginning of the >> installation, just before copying files >> it sits there for 5 minutes. >> >> I wonder if there are any properties or settings I could use to improve >> speed of installation (and uninstall) >> >> Thank you >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/How-to-improve-speed-of-installation--tf3780060.html#a10690035 >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > > -- > --Nathan Stohlmann > Minneapolis, MN USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-improve-speed-of-installation--tf3780060.html#a10692622 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
