How to speed up "skipping" files?

[jwpryor]

We have about 9 conditions in our Setup Factory 6 file that determine if a file is installed. Each file has only 1 (or 2 conditions) at the most (out of the 9 possible). The installation still takes so long, even if most of the files are not being installed (because they don't meet a condition) - the skipping takes forever. Is there a better way to set up this installation?

The way it works:
. the install reads an ini file to get variables that have been set to 0 or 1
. each file has a condition looking at one of these variables - if the variable = 1, then the file is installed.
. the ini file has been created by a separate program that receives a serial number and based upon the serial number, determines what files (programs) the user is allowed to install.

Any suggestions on reconfiguration would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Julia ;)

[JXBURNS]

Personally that sounds about the same as how I would use SUF6 to install files based upon what a user is entitled to (unless you use the serial number option in SUF6 itself of course). I don't think I have ever come across a problem with delays in whether a file should be installed or not based upon conditions particularly if the system is not even looking to see whether that file is already present. Does this happen on every system you are installing to or just one particularl system e.g. running XP SP2?

Any chance of zipping up the project and posting here (minus any confidential bits of course) so we can all have a look. Someone may be able to see where things are stalling or suggest a better way.

John

[jwpryor]

The final install file is HUGH - have actually had to put it on 2 CD's.

here is some further info:
There are about 9000+files in the setup.
When the install is running, you just keep seeing "Skippin...." and it is a lot of files to go through.
julia

[JXBURNS]

I think you may have the same problem as in:

http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4730&highlight=skipping

and would suggest there is probably no way to stop this.

You could either (a) try out the SUF7 trial ( http://www.indigorose.com/sf/download.php ) or (b) create separate EXE's for the various components that can be installed and then call the relevant ones based upon what the end-user is entitled to.

John

[Michael Frost]

I'm definitely running into this with my SUF6 setup files as well. Hopefully this is resolved in SUF7, or someone from Indigo Rose might be able to offer some advice..