difference in size of installers (4.19 against latters)

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phees Send message Joined: 2 Jun 99 Posts: 43 Credit: 333,643 RAC: 1	Message 113959 - Posted: 22 May 2005, 23:49:59 UTC This is just a question, no complaint, but why exactly is the new installer with more than 6 MB so much larger than the older 4.19 one? Will it become smaller (optimized) again when the 4.4x development finishes? [b]phees solutions[b][br] [img border="0" src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php?userID=1410" /] [img border="0" src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/teamStats.php?userID=1410&prj=1" /] ID: 113959 ·

MikeSW17 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1603 Credit: 2,700,523 RAC: 0	Message 114147 - Posted: 23 May 2005, 17:16:21 UTC AFAIK the install size shot-up because they started to use a different install package creator (MS?) which insists on including all the DLL and support files that just might possibly be out-of-date on your system - 90% are probably not needed in 90% of cases. Umm... sounds like MS - if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is. ID: 114147 ·

phees Send message Joined: 2 Jun 99 Posts: 43 Credit: 333,643 RAC: 1	Message 114876 - Posted: 25 May 2005, 20:22:48 UTC - in response to Message 114147. Umm... sounds like MS - if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is. good one. [b]phees solutions[b][br] [img border="0" src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php?userID=1410" /] [img border="0" src="http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/teamStats.php?userID=1410&prj=1" /] ID: 114876 ·

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