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Very large single file installs (> 4GB)

Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 8:57 am
by e-t172
Hi,

I am currently evaluating InstallAware on Windows XP. I need an installer which is capable of generating very large installs (typically 6 GB) in a single EXE file.

It seems InstallAware 9 is having difficulties generating single file installs larger than 4 GB. "CD/DVD"-type install works fine.

When I build a 6 GB single file install, the build is successful but the resulting EXE does not work. The error is "Not a valid Win32 application".

I tried the following sizes :
  • 600 MB: OK
  • 1287 MB: OK
  • 2174 MB: OK
  • 4230 MB: NOT OK
  • 6 GB: NOT OK
Is this a bug in InstallAware or I am doing something wrong?

Re: Very large single file installs (> 4GB)

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:43 am
by loganlehman
I am currently having the same problem at the moment. My install is 4.71GB and it keeps popping this error.

Re: Very large single file installs (> 4GB)

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:54 am
by loganlehman
I reduced the size under 4GB, and it worked as well.