My Burn bundle is 105 MB (110,669,784 bytes) when built however the 3 MSI's which go into it total 108 MB (113,602,560 bytes). I assume Burn is compressing the MSI's to account for the smaller size of the bundle compared to the individual MSIs (I use 'high' compression on my embedded cabs, might try 'none' & see if Burn shrinks the bundle size any more actually).
The only time you're going to notice the difference in file size between a Bundle & MSI is when you have a tiny MSI as in the example but when your MSI is that tiny why would you even need a Burn bundle? Palbinder Sandher Software Platform Engineer 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: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 04 January 2013 05:04 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] msi Vs exe (bootstrapper) size IIRC, the Burn engine is ~300K. Any graphics and other such stuff displayed during install are also compressed and attached to the engine. How big do you think Burn should be? Remember the CRT adds 60K right off the top. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Karkare,Aparna <akark...@travelers.com>wrote: > There is an msi created which has size 86 KB > There is a bootstrapper which bundles this msi and creates an exe which > has size 450+ KB > > Why exe is so much bigger in size compared to msi that it bundles in it? > > Regards, > Aparna Karkare > (O) +91-80 6624 3681 | (M) +91-9742366933 > > > > ============================================================================== > This communication, including attachments, is confidential, may be subject > to legal privileges, and is intended for the sole use of the addressee. Any > use, duplication, disclosure or dissemination of this communication, other > than by the addressee, is prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or > destroy this communication and all copies. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and > much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - > 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. > SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
