Yes, I have seen those cab file limits. In my case, none of my individual cab files are over 2 GB. But I have multiple cab files, and the total size of all cab files goes over 2 GB. ________________________________________ From: Pally Sandher [pally.sand...@iesve.com] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:37 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] error compiling large MSI
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_installer_team/archive/2005/09/18/461810 .aspx Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Tim McDaniel [mailto:tmcdan...@aspyr.com] Sent: 13 January 2011 15:49 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] error compiling large MSI Thanks for that info, but at least in my case that shouldn't be an issue since I won't be signing the MSI. ________________________________________ From: Christopher Painter [chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:35 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] error compiling large MSI I don't know if anyone has mentioned this but even if MSI didn't have a 2GB limitation there are other issues to deal with when authoring very large MSI's. You can get into situations where there isn't enough memory for Windows to verify a package and/or it takes a very, very long time to do the verification. Be sure to read: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925336 Chris Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Thu, 1/13/11, Tim McDaniel <tmcdan...@aspyr.com> wrote: > From: Tim McDaniel <tmcdan...@aspyr.com> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] error compiling large MSI > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 1:23 AM If this isn't a 2 GB > limitation, then it's a serious coincidence. :) > > Light successfully builds the cab files. In this case, the two big > ones are just under 2 GB each (so the final msi should be almost 4 > GB). Then it starts building the msi file. The msi file grows until > it reaches 2,147,418,112 bytes, then stops growing. Light then churns > for a while longer, until finally it creates the _Validation.idt file > (attached), and then dies with the > LGHT0136 error message. > > Unfortunately, I have strict requirements for the installer to be a > single msi file, so I can't split out the cabs into external files. > ________________________________________ > From: Rob Mensching [r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 1:07 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] error compiling large MSI > > That doesn't sound right to me. Also, the error you're getting is > about _Validation table failing to IDT file is corrupt or something > more sinister. > > Tim, can you try running light with the "-notidy" switch and capture > the _Validation.idt file? From there we should begin the diagnosis. > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Michael Urman <mur...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > The underlying storage for the .msi database cannot > handle sizes over > > 2GB, so your assessment seems correct. Unfortunately > the only > > workaround I'm aware of is to move the large data > outside the .msi, > > necessitating external files (either .cab or raw > source files). > > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 15:47, Tim McDaniel <tmcdan...@aspyr.com> > wrote: > > > I have a very simple WiX project which has worked > without problems for > > many installers. But I am now running into an > error with the latest > > attempted installer. The only difference I can > see is that this is the > > first time the MSI has tried to grow above 2 GB. > The error from Light is > > this: > > > > > > > C:\Users\Tim\AppData\Local\Temp\uttmwr23\_Validation.idt : > error > > LGHT0136: There was an error importing table > '_Validation' from file > > > 'C:\Users\Tim\AppData\Local\Temp\uttmwr23\_Validation.idt > > > > > > This is not a case of exceeding limits on number > of files, etc. The > > total number of files is only around 10. But > there is a large amount of > > data, which I zip up into a set of zip files of less > than 2 GB each. Each > > of these zip files goes into it's own uncompressed and > embedded Media cab. > > > > > > The reason I suspect a 2GB limit somewhere is > that the MSI file being > > built in the temp folder specified in the error > message is just at 2 GB when > > the error occurs. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Tim McDaniel > > > Aspyr Media > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware > Attacks > > > Learn about various malware tactics and how to > avoid them. 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