If the reason you want to compress is distribution size of your application, a patch tool might help - not for the initial deployment but for your updates.
http://www.pocketsoft.com/whitepapers/whitepaper.html http://www.catalyst.com/products/activepatch/index.html Peter Meinl ISTEC GmbH You can read messages from the Advanced DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from Advanced DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.