My InstallScript install program runs VERY slow on 2 different machine (Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP on dual core box). It runs fine on my Dell XPS Windows XP Laptop. It's a simple install - mostly just copying files. Any idea why?
Can you verify these machines don't have the ISLogit registry key under HKEY_CURRENT_USER? This key enables the InstallScript trace logging which can cause the install to become extremely slow.
Unfortunately, there aren't any really good ways of troubleshooting a performance issue with InstallScript projects (MSI installations have timestamps in their verbose logs). You could try the following methods to help isolate the behavior: - Use a default setup.rul in the project. This will eliminate any custom code as the possible cause. - Start removing parts of the project. For example, if there are 100 files in the project, remove half of them and test the install to see if the issue is resolve. Continue removing half of what is left until the behavior has been isolated to a file/set of files. If this isolates the issue to certain files, add them to a sample project to see if the behavior can be reproduced in the sample.
Thank you for replying. I had hoped for a quicker solution but I will try your suggestion of isolating parts of the project -- harder to do as it runs fine on the machine I have InstallShield on. 😮
sreynolds wrote: My InstallScript install program runs VERY slow on 2 different machine (Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP on dual core box). It runs fine on my Dell XPS Windows XP Laptop. It's a simple install - mostly just copying files. Any idea why?
Thanks!:confused:
Have you been able to track down the problem meanwhile?
I noticed that Microsoft Update activities could slow down InstallScript based installations.
