RE: [WiX-users] Bloated install

[Derek C. <de...@us...>]

Try adding CompressionLevel="high" to your Media element.  If it takes to
long to build, "mszip" is usually a better compromise.

Derek

-----Original Message-----
From: wix...@li...
[mailto:wix...@li...] On Behalf Of Ashok Nadkarni
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 6:57 PM
To: wix...@li...
Subject: [WiX-users] Bloated install

Hi all,

I'm a newbie at both Windows installer and WIX. I
thought I would use WIX to distribute my open source
app on NT/W2K/XP/W2K3. I used one of the sample wxs
files as a starting point. The process was simple
enough but my install msi package landed up being over
6MB even though the actual application files are only
about 3MB.

Is this much additional overhead to be expected or is
there a way of leaving out unneeded WiX components to
reduce the bloat? My WXS file is simple enough to be
posted below. Thanks for any help

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252'?>
<Wix
xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi'>
  <Product Name='Windows Inspection Tool Set 1.0'
Id='653A2D60-8BDB-4D34-A256-1D4FA4B522F8'
    Language='1033' Codepage='1252' Version='1.0.0'
Manufacturer='Ashok P. Nadkarni'>

    <Package Id='????????-????-????-????-????????????'
Keywords='Installer'
      Description="Windows Inspection Tool Set 1.0
Installer"
      Comments='Utility to allow inspection of various
Windows components.' Manufacturer='Ashok P. Nadkarni'
      InstallerVersion='100' Languages='1033'
Compressed='yes' SummaryCodepage='1252' />

    <Media Id='1' Cabinet='Wits.cab' EmbedCab='yes'
DiskPrompt="CD-ROM #1" />
    <Property Id='DiskPrompt' Value="WITS 1.0
Installation [1]" />

    <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
      <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder'
Name='PFiles'>
        <Directory Id='WITS' Name='WITS'>
            <Directory Id='INSTALLDIR' Name='WITS10'
LongName='WITS 1.0'>

            <Component Id='MainExecutable'
Guid='CB45E67A-FF01-4032-99BE-643D02F6E8AD'>
              <File Id='WitsEXE' Name='wits.exe'
LongName='wits.exe' DiskId='1'
                Source='wits.exe' Vital='yes'>
                <Shortcut Id="startmenuWits10"
Directory="ProgramMenuDir" Name="Wits10" 
                  LongName="WITS 1.0"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="wits.exe"
IconIndex="0" />
                <Shortcut Id="desktopWits10"
Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="Wits10"
                  LongName="WITS 1.0"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="wits.exe"
IconIndex="0" />
              </File>
            </Component>

          </Directory>
        </Directory>
      </Directory>

      <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="PMenu"
LongName="Programs">
        <Directory Id="ProgramMenuDir" Name='Wits10'
LongName="WITS 1.0" />
      </Directory>

      <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
    </Directory>

    <Feature Id='Complete' Title='WITS 1.0'
Description='Complete package.'
      Display='expand' Level='1'
ConfigurableDirectory='INSTALLDIR'>
      <Feature Id='MainProgram' Title='Program'
Description='The main executable.' Level='1'>
        <ComponentRef Id='MainExecutable' />
      </Feature>
    </Feature>

    <UIRef Id="WixUI" />

    <Icon Id="wits.exe" SourceFile="wits.exe" />
  </Product>
</Wix>

Commands used for linking:

	$(WIXDIR)\candle.exe wits.wxs -out
$(DISTDIR)\wits.wixobj
	$(WIXDIR)\light.exe -out $(DISTDIR)\$(APP).msi
$(DISTDIR)\wits.wixobj
$(WIXDIR)\lib\wixui_minimal.wixlib -loc
$(WIXDIR)\lib\WixUI_en-us.wxl


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