I have an InstallScript MSI project that works fine but takes, ages to install. GOSH! It wastes like 10 minutes doing nothing. I usually use installscript if i want any custom stuff done so I don't know much about custom actions. Anyways, I ran the setup with the flags for logging and below is a snippet of the log:
[FONT="Courier New"]=== Verbose logging started: 9/29/2008 14:57:13 ..... MSI (s) (B8:54) [14:59:22:276]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=ISComponentServiceInstall,,) InstallShield 14:59:22: Finished Comitting Property Bag MSI (s) (B8:54) [14:59:22:276]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=ISComponentServiceInstall,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Target=ISComponentServiceInstall,CustomActionData=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.SYN\LOCALS~1\Temp\~17.tmp;C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.SYN\LOCALS~1\Temp\~18.tmp) MSI (s) (B8:C4) [14:59:22:307]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI155.tmp, Entrypoint: ISComponentServiceInstall MSI (s) (B8:54) [15:08:13:520]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=InstallServices,Description=Installing new services,Template=Service: [2]) MSI (s) (B8:54) [15:08:13:536]: Executing op: ProgressTotal(Total=1,Type=1,ByteEquivalent=1300000)[/FONT]
The part of Invoking Remote custom action ... takes almost 10 minutes, no cpu activity, nothing. I have not idea what the setup is doing at that point in time and there's nothing like MSI155.tmp in any of the tables if I search through the Direct Editor. Anyone know how I can sort this mess out.
Some stuff to know about the setup and enviroment: Setup: Is InstallScript MSI, has one component with web files for an IIS web app install, has around 6 dlls for COM+ and a couple of exe's that are all .NET. Env: Above log was done on Windows 2003 server but it takes just as long when installing on Win2k or WinXp. Setup is compiled/built on Win2k3 server.
Well, I've been scouring the web for more on ISComponentServiceInstall and found out its purpose is to install components into COM+. So I'm wondering why does it take InstallShield 10min to install 6 dlls? I'd written a custom util some time back that took less than a minute! Anyone else have this issue and maybe a possible work-around?
Any help would be much appreciated, this problem is really getting on my nerves. I've deleted all com+ entries from the direct editor and refreshed the COM+ components again but still it takes 10 min to do such a small task. :mad:
