Limits of the CAB file format supported by windows installer
Created: 21 Apr 2009 | 2 comments
The only compressed file type supported natively by Windows Installer is the Cabinet (CAB) format. The following limits apply to this file format.
No one file in a CAB can exceed 2GB
Maximum size of all files in one folder (compressed) 2GB
Maximum size of a CAB file (compressed) 2GB
Maximum number of files in a single CAB 64K
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Hi WiseUser. Just to clearify
Hi WiseUser.
Just to clearify what do you mean by "supported by Windows Installer"? How about WIseScript?
Thanks in advance
How to create package for these
Hope this link helps u to create package which have size greater than 2 GB.
www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/how-create-packages-size-greater-2-gb
Piyush Nasa Altiris Certified Professional (ACP)
http://msiworld.blogspot.com/
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