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Seems that other firms can produce a complete installer programs but not MS,
you need to dnload the the Driver for it..

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http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;292539

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And its the Same with ME I found out the other day, the loader on ME was to
old.

In article <>,
says...
>
>
>
> Seems that other firms can produce a complete installer programs but not MS,
> you need to dnload the the Driver for it..

The idea is you don't need to ship a complete installation program with
each download, thus the download can be smaller.

Suddenly, Mainlander sprang forth and uttered these pithy words:
> In article <>,
> says...
> >
> >
> >
> > Seems that other firms can produce a complete installer programs but not MS,
> > you need to dnload the the Driver for it..
>
> The idea is you don't need to ship a complete installation program with
> each download, thus the download can be smaller.

But, Wise Installer only adds around 350kB to a package (I tested it).
This is negligible compared to the size of most programs.

If you want really lite, the Nullsoft SuperPiMP installer is extremely
small... 20-40kB

MSI is around 3MB in comparison... no bloat here officer... yes I know
it has thousands of whizzy features... still causes just as many
problems in my experience...
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aaronl at consultant dot com
For every expert, there is an equal and
opposite expert. - Arthur C. Clarke

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 20:01:28 +1200, Aaron Lawrence wrote:

> Suddenly, Mainlander sprang forth and uttered these pithy words:
>> In article <>,
>> says...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Seems that other firms can produce a complete installer programs but not MS,
>>> you need to dnload the the Driver for it..
>>
>> The idea is you don't need to ship a complete installation program with
>> each download, thus the download can be smaller.
>
> But, Wise Installer only adds around 350kB to a package (I tested it).
> This is negligible compared to the size of most programs.
>
> If you want really lite, the Nullsoft SuperPiMP installer is extremely
> small... 20-40kB
>
> MSI is around 3MB in comparison... no bloat here officer... yes I know
> it has thousands of whizzy features... still causes just as many
> problems in my experience...

hmmm really - well in MY experience your an idiot


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..net Geek

http://www.arcanadev.com/install/msi.htm

solved my problem fine.


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"Steven H" <smorf-REMOVE-@bigfoot.com - wont work anyway > wrote in
message news...
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 20:01:28 +1200, Aaron Lawrence wrote:
>
> > Suddenly, Mainlander sprang forth and uttered these pithy words:
> >> In article <>,
> >> says...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Seems that other firms can produce a complete installer programs but
not MS,
> >>> you need to dnload the the Driver for it..
> >>
> >> The idea is you don't need to ship a complete installation program with
> >> each download, thus the download can be smaller.
> >
> > But, Wise Installer only adds around 350kB to a package (I tested it).
> > This is negligible compared to the size of most programs.
> >
> > If you want really lite, the Nullsoft SuperPiMP installer is extremely
> > small... 20-40kB
> >
> > MSI is around 3MB in comparison... no bloat here officer... yes I know
> > it has thousands of whizzy features... still causes just as many
> > problems in my experience...
>
> hmmm really - well in MY experience your an idiot
>
>
> --
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Steven H - B.I.T. Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand
> .net Geek