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Apr 21, 2011
11:43 AM
InstallShield Footprint
Using InstallShield 2011 I created an InstallScript Project. All this script does is create 1 registry key under hklm\software. I ran this on a Windows XP workstation and it does create the registry key. But, I noticed that it also creates a new folder called: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{1FF5D976-D61F-4B0F-8C24-D97C8E2E7209} and in this folder is the entire contents of the InstallScript. The setup.exe, data1.cab, setup.ini etc..... a total of 9 files.
Why? And how do you prevent this from happening? This folder is 2.5 MB but what would happen if I did a huge InstallScript that was 5GB.
I'd like to trun of this so called "feature". Any help would be great. Thanks.
Why? And how do you prevent this from happening? This folder is 2.5 MB but what would happen if I did a huge InstallScript that was 5GB.
I'd like to trun of this so called "feature". Any help would be great. Thanks.
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Apr 22, 2011
10:39 AM
If you had a large installation, the footprint here would still be small. It does not cache the entire installation's set of files; instead it caches enough to enable uninstallation. I suspect you can disable this by specifying No uninstall or maintenance as your Maintenance Experience in the General Information View, but only do that is that's really what you want.