Pre-compressed MSI

[BruceMcK]

This might sound like a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway.

Is there a way to pre-compress MSIs, so that when you go to build a new installer, you don't have to keep recompressing the same pre-reqs over and over again?

I've used the Setup Decompressor to expand the SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition back to its original size, so I can include it in one of my setup scripts. But the trade off is that I'll have to recompress it each time I do a new installer build.

Thanks, Bruce.

[MichaelNesmith]

The option is to skip building web media blocks...so you build them once, save them, and never rebuild them later.

[BruceMcK]

Michael,

What I want to do is almost identical to Steve (http://forums.installaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=1425) in his question about installing Sql Srvr 2005 Mgmt Studio Express.

The only difference is that I'd like to have the MSI pre-built in a .7zip, rather than including it as one of the 'creatives', but would like to MSI to be deleted off the local HDD once the install is complete.

Is there any way to do that?

Cheers, Bruce.

[MichaelNesmith]

Sure, use File Bag.