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Tips for Creating an Efficient WebDeploy Installation
Creating a WebDeploy Installation
Windows Installer Editor Reference
Windows Installer version.
For best results with WebDeploy, the destination computer should have Windows
Installer 2.0 or later.
For more efficient downloading, organize the installation into components. Only the
components that are needed for the installation are downloaded.
See
Working With Components and Features
Make the installation download more efficiently. On the Installation Expert > Media
page, display the Media Details dialog box and select One Cab per component in
the Cab Options field.
See
Adding a Media Item
It is a good idea to digitally sign installations that you plan to deploy over the Web.
To add an authenticode digital signature to your installation files, use the Digital
Signature page. This requires Windows Installer 2.0 or later.
See
Adding a Digital Signature to an Installation
See also:
Creating Web-Based Installations With WebDeploy
Windows Installer version.
For best results with WebDeploy, the destination computer should have Windows
Installer 2.0 or later.
Note
This page is enabled in a .WSI only.
The WebDeploy™ page lets you enable an installation for distribution through the Web.
You do this by setting options for compiling the installation and for connecting to the
Web server that will contain the installation files.
For suggestions on how to set WebDeploy options to meet your requirements, see
Creating Web-Based Installations With WebDeploy
Creating an Efficient WebDeploy Installation
Note
To avoid web connection errors when you use WebDeploy with IIS 6.0 or later, you must
add a MIME type for "*" (asterisk) to allow the WebDeploy download files (such as .000,
.001, .002).
To create a WebDeploy installation
1.
Select Installation Expert > WebDeploy page.
2.
From Current Release, select a release.
3.
Mark Create a Web-based installation. This enables the remaining options on the
page.
Organizing Your Installation Into Releases
on page 547.
on page 237.
on page 262.
on page 230. Also see
on page 233.
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