It may be a stupid question, but do you have any anti-virus software running? If so, that can completely cripple performance of an installation, and since you indicate that it is the "File copying" phase I would be interested to see what the difference is versus installing on a non-protected system.
Rob M, can you (or anyone else with Microsoft Installer knowledge, or a communication channel to the developers) confirm if the cab files embedded in the installation are extracted from the MSI then opened once, or if the cab file is "reopened" for each file that is extracted from it. If it is the latter, it seems to me that multiple smaller cab files could provide significantly better performance than one large one if "on access" anti-virus scanning is enabled. Regards, Richard -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Igor Maslov Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:47 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to improve speed of installation? My "slow speed" comes from the "File copying" phase. I.e. all steps are running quite fast, but when I see "Copying Files" on a progress dialog it's where it takes most of the time. * C O N F I D E N T I A L I T Y N O T I C E * ----------------------------------------------------------- The content of this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, be aware that forwarding it, copying it, or in any way disclosing its content to any other person, is strictly prohibited. Peek Traffic Corporation is neither liable for the contents, nor for the proper, complete and timely transmission of (the information contained in) this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail immediately and delete the material from any computer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
