File Size

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Question: Is it possible to change the size of setup so that the user
gets a notification that loads setup?

I mean, if I want to start a 250MB large file, it takes a bit long until
something happens.

I can specify the size of the setup file of 10MB.
Only problem is that I have then many files.

Dirk Büchel

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Dirk,

> Question: Is it possible to change the size of setup so that the user
> gets a notification that loads setup?
>
> I mean, if I want to start a 250MB large file, it takes a bit long until
> something happens.

Well, that's a Windows problem, not a setup problem ;-) I assume that you
have code-signed your setup. So when you launch a large application (e.g. a
single-file setup.exe), Windows (Authenticode) has to go through the whole
file to verify the code-signature. This takes some time. After that,
Windows has to go again through the whole file to verify the permission
level (manifest information). And sometimes the anti-spyware and/or
anti-virus system goes again through the whole file. So all in all, Windows
and the optional protection software processes 250MB x 4 = 1GB of data. And
all this happens *before* your setup is even started. The setup starts
immediately, but Windows has to process all the tasks before it can execute
your setup (or large application).

> I can specify the size of the setup file of 10MB.
> Only problem is that I have then many files.

Sure. That's what the "Custom (for UAC-aware systems)" option is for. See
attached screenshot.

Friedrich