Burn bundles provide tremendous advantages when distributing software over the internet. I'd go as far as to say, "Never ship a naked MSI on the Internet". I do wonder what is in a 86K MSI though. <smile/>
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Pally Sandher <pally.sand...@iesve.com>wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
