Install shield software
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hi All I am trying to make a one click install from web. I dowbloaded the eval version of installshield and tried creating a package. The minimum without adding my files was 1.3MB. can anyone tell me is this the size i have to expect (minimum) or any other better tool that can give a smaller setup package size. The requirement of the client is that the package should be small not above 1MB Also if i have to install on O/S other then win2000 then i need to package the installer that blows up the file to 4MB.
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hi All I am trying to make a one click install from web. I dowbloaded the eval version of installshield and tried creating a package. The minimum without adding my files was 1.3MB. can anyone tell me is this the size i have to expect (minimum) or any other better tool that can give a smaller setup package size. The requirement of the client is that the package should be small not above 1MB Also if i have to install on O/S other then win2000 then i need to package the installer that blows up the file to 4MB.
1.3MB? Make sure you're not including the Windows Installer run-times (if you are creating an MSI based OCI package), and that you ahve choosen the compress media files option in the release wizard. If you are using IS Developer, then make sure you choose to compress the files with LZX compression (it should be the default). Other than that, to quote from the IS KB:
InstallShield must include it's engine files with your application so the target machine will be able to read the InstallShield package. These engine files are packed along with your files and will slightly increase the total size of your installation. The most effective way to reduce the size of your InstallShield project is to remove any unnecessary Objects or languages. These two elements of your project take up a considerable amount of space. Removing any unnecessary Objects or languages will reduce the size of your overall package. David Wulff dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com
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hi All I am trying to make a one click install from web. I dowbloaded the eval version of installshield and tried creating a package. The minimum without adding my files was 1.3MB. can anyone tell me is this the size i have to expect (minimum) or any other better tool that can give a smaller setup package size. The requirement of the client is that the package should be small not above 1MB Also if i have to install on O/S other then win2000 then i need to package the installer that blows up the file to 4MB.
i use InnoSetup (don't have URL handy). it only adds 200K or so to the final package. and it's free. InstallShield is ridiculous. -c ------------------------------ Smaller Animals Software, Inc. http://www.smalleranimals.com
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i use InnoSetup (don't have URL handy). it only adds 200K or so to the final package. and it's free. InstallShield is ridiculous. -c ------------------------------ Smaller Animals Software, Inc. http://www.smalleranimals.com
InnoSetup url: http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.htm Jon Sagara Sagara Software
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i use InnoSetup (don't have URL handy). it only adds 200K or so to the final package. and it's free. InstallShield is ridiculous. -c ------------------------------ Smaller Animals Software, Inc. http://www.smalleranimals.com
hi chris Thanx for the pointer on this software EXCELLENT tool downloaded lots of other tools for the compiler. Also working how to make a one click web install thanx a ton harish
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1.3MB? Make sure you're not including the Windows Installer run-times (if you are creating an MSI based OCI package), and that you ahve choosen the compress media files option in the release wizard. If you are using IS Developer, then make sure you choose to compress the files with LZX compression (it should be the default). Other than that, to quote from the IS KB:
InstallShield must include it's engine files with your application so the target machine will be able to read the InstallShield package. These engine files are packed along with your files and will slightly increase the total size of your installation. The most effective way to reduce the size of your InstallShield project is to remove any unnecessary Objects or languages. These two elements of your project take up a considerable amount of space. Removing any unnecessary Objects or languages will reduce the size of your overall package. David Wulff dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com
hi David Thanx for the input yes i had some unnecessary components in the file. now it is at the expected size around 700KB with my files thanx harish
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hi chris Thanx for the pointer on this software EXCELLENT tool downloaded lots of other tools for the compiler. Also working how to make a one click web install thanx a ton harish
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i use InnoSetup (don't have URL handy). it only adds 200K or so to the final package. and it's free. InstallShield is ridiculous. -c ------------------------------ Smaller Animals Software, Inc. http://www.smalleranimals.com
I've been using Inno for several years - it's terrific. And yes, InstallShield is a joke. A useful add-on for Inno is the GUI front end 'ScriptMaker', from TafWeb software; also a freebie. http://www.tafweb.com/scriptmaker.html Dave R