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TruGolf
06-18-2009, 04:09 PM
I've created an installer which contains an exe and 24 installer files. Each file is 250MB except for 024 which is ~231MB. installer.exe-installer.015 are on disk one, while installer.016-isntaller.024 live on disk two.

At the same point every time during the install (disk two) the program will 'freeze' taking ~50% CPU and never comes back.

* Several files on disk two install properly
* File which eventually freezes begins to decompress
* Individual file progress bar stalls at ~80%
* ~30 seconds later individual file progress bar jumps to 100%
* The 'X' on the title bar becomes disabled
* CPU usage for installer is listed at ~50%
* Installer still responds to being dragged and minimized
* Cannot continue on from here and have to end the process

This same installer runs correctly from a local folder as well as from a network share. Tested DVD version on machines with and without anti-virus to see if that might be the problem with no luck.

linder
06-18-2009, 11:45 PM
Neither disk-spanning nor compression changed for (at least) four years in SetupBuilder. So I assume it's hardware specific. Because the same installer runs correctly from a local folder (or network share), it's not caused by an installer problem.

I would suggest to check if it also freezes on another machine. If this is the case, burn another set of disks to make sure it's not caused by a "bad" disk medium. If it still freezes, copy the files from the disks back to a local folder and try it again.

Unfortunately, I have no other suggestion.

Friedrich