output size too big

[grrr70]

Hey well I just started using Setup Factory 6 two days ago. I've been trying to bundle a 500KB screensaver installer with a 80KB program (both are exe files) and I want them to execute while the my installer runs under silent mode. Anyway, all I did was set both files as primer files, then under Actions > Before Installing , I put 2 commands

Execute (%TempLaunchDir%\scrnsvr.exe)
Execute (%TempLaunchDir%\prog1.exe)

After building, I noticed that the output file setup.exe came to about 1.33MB (it jumped almost 700KB). So why is the output file so big? Is there something I can do before build time to make sure the output doesn't get so big?

Thanks!

[Darryl]

The smallest the runtime will be for an install generated from Setup Factory 6.0 is about 450 KB and that is without screens or actions. With the default screens it will be about 490 KB. The size after that will depend upon what files or the amount of actions that are included. That is about as small as your are going to get.

[Ted Sullivan]

If you compare that to other "leading" installers, you'll see that their base runtime is much larger... That's one of Setup Factory's strengths - it makes very compact and *very* fast installers.