Thanks, That's exactly kind of info I needed.
1. Seems that -sh is a solution for me. I don't use Windows Installer for upgrades. It's always a full install. 2. I generate single WiX file with all source files listed there. All I need is to lay out files on dvd in the same order as they are listed in the wix source file? If I compress all files into a single cab, are they in the same order as in Sequence table? In this case I'm good? Igor Mike Dimmick-2 wrote: > > The more components there are, the more checking has to be done (of > KeyPaths) to determine what needs to be copied. You could potentially > increase the number of files per component, but be aware that: > > - a component is only installed if its KeyPath is determined to be > out-of-date (older file version, mismatched hash) > - all files in a component are installed to the same directory > - there are problems with adding and removing files from a component > > WiX always generates hashes for unversioned files, unless the -sh switch > is > specified. However, if you do specify -sh, it also doesn't extract the > version number, making the feature useless. There is no other way to > override the hashing. This costs you time when building the MSI - because > the files going into the package must be hashed - and at install time, > because the existing file must be hashed. If you're installing large files > this process may take a lot of time since it has to read the whole > currently-installed file to decide whether to overwrite it. Whether this > is > good or bad depends on the relative speed of the source and destination > media and whether they can be run in parallel. > > I'd always assumed that the creation timestamp was taken into > consideration > for an unversioned file, but re-reading the SDK's Default Versioning Rules > it appears that actually, last installed file wins, for unversioned files > (as long as the currently-installed file has not been modified). > > Compressing the files might improve transfer speed from the DVD; the > overhead of decompressing is negligible on a modern system. The CAB > compression scheme isn't particularly advanced and therefore doesn't tax > the > processor. > > Another thing not often considered is the physical layout on the DVD. I > recall VS.NET 2003 taking a lot less time to install than VS.NET 2002 > simply > because the physical file layout was woeful for 2002: the CD drive was > constantly seeking. Windows Installer installs the files in the sequence > listed in the Sequence column of the File table. It doesn't look like > there's any way to control the Sequence in WiX - it simply lays out the > files in the order that the intermediate files are supplied to light (for > a > wixlib, the order the wixobj files were supplied to lit), and within that, > the order they appeared in the source. > > -- > Mike Dimmick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Igor Maslov > Sent: 24 May 2007 19:55 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to improve speed of installation? > > > Hello everybody, > > Thank you very much for your advices. I tried several options but an issue > still remains. > > I was wondering if changing the way I organize components and media can > affect install speed. > > What will perform faster: > > 1. Having 1 component per file, or putting large number of files in a > single > component > > 2. Providing I install from DVD what is faster : uncompressed files or cab > . > Note that big chunk of input files is already compressed. > > 3. Is there any overhead like CRC computation, or anything like performed > at > "File Copy" > stage that I could switch off. > > Thank you , > Igor > > > > Igor Maslov 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#a > 10790358 > 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. 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