Reducing DLLs in installation

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From looking at the dependencies of the DLLs in my project, it appears that
InstallShield includes a few more DLLs in its automatic review than are
actually needed. They are also a different composition than that listed in
the MS Wizard DEP file. What DLLs are required by InstallShield for its
installation process? If I know that and include those DLLs along with the
DLLs my DLLs are dependent on, it appears that I can cut the size of my
installation. Am I thinking correctly?

Dave

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On 2 Nov 98 03:39:34 GMT, "David J. Fritzsche" <djf7@psu.edu> wrote:
>the MS Wizard DEP file. What DLLs are required by InstallShield for its
>installation process? If I know that and include those DLLs along with the
>DLLs my DLLs are dependent on, it appears that I can cut the size of my

InstallShield needs none of the DLLs that are included in the filegroups,
since those are decompressed during the installation, and not before.

If you know that the DLLs included WILL be on the target system, and ARE of
the right version, then by all means, remove them.

Stefan Paetow
InstallShield Software Corp.