To Install Without Downloading

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Hai,
I want to develop a web page as .aspx. It should have a install button. Once i click this button .exe file has to installed but it should not be downloaded. This is because my exe is of large size of around 4GB, hence it will take very long time to download. Install my installation process will take only 5-10 min.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,
K.Priya

Posted 4-Feb-13 1:36am

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DaveAuld 4-Feb-13 7:43am

How the hell is the application data required for the install going to get to the target machine without being 'downloaded'. I feel you are missing some key information, or are failing to understand what is happening here.

Mike Meinz 4-Feb-13 8:02am

If you want a program installed on a client computer, it has to be downloaded either via the network, a DVD, a CD-ROM, or a USB Flash Drive. Microsoft's ClickOnce deployment method found in Visual Studio under your project's My Project / Publish item is what you want to use if you want your user to click on a web page button to install a program.

4GB sounds outrageously large for a EXE program. I have some applications that I consider large and none of their .NET EXEs are more than a single MB in size. I just can't imagine how complex a program would have to be to take more than 4,000 times the amount of space. You should probably review your work with a senior programmer within your organization.

bbirajdar 4-Feb-13 8:27am

Are you joking? Your .exe is 4 GB ????? I don't believe.. It seems 10000 programmers were writing the code for 10 years on this application and coded this 40 GB app and it compiled to a 4GB exe.......

And a 4 GB application takes only 5-10 minutes for installation ? This is one more joke....

Be serious...this is a programmers' forum, not a joke sharing blog....

Why don't you plan to ship it on a DVD ?

Member 9065930 4-Feb-13 23:37pm

My application contains a lot of .swf file i.e, shock wave files hence my exe of size 4GB.

bbirajdar 5-Feb-13 6:07am

Have you downloaded all the videos from Youtube and embedded into your application?

Member 9065930 6-Feb-13 0:23am

No,we Created our own .swf files.

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**Zoltán Zörgő** · Answer 1 · 2013-02-04T01:49:00

Solution 1

Nonsense.
1) asp.net application won't download at all at client side (unless you use some extra plugins), since they run on server side
2) you can not install something to run on client side unless it is there to run, unless you use some virtualization[^] like APP-V[^].
3) a download takes as long as it takes; but if you can afford partial download (rarely used parts of the application are downloaded on demand or delayed) than it might look shorter. This however won't work for a single-package 4GB exe

Posted 4-Feb-13 1:49am

Zoltán Zörgő

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fjdiewornncalwe 4-Feb-13 9:46am

Agreed. +5.

Zoltán Zörgő 4-Feb-13 9:48am

Thank you.

fjdiewornncalwe 4-Feb-13 9:56am

You're welcome. The "Nonsense" comment was the easy clincher because that was the first word that came to my mind after reading the question. Cheers.

BotCar · Answer 2 · 2013-02-04T01:53:00

Solution 3

Well, something needs to be downloaded before or during the install. Ideally, this should be the bare minimum for the install to take place. Try to remove any cruft you can from the exe.

Posted 4-Feb-13 1:53am

BotCar

Irbaz Haider Hashmi · Answer 3 · 2013-02-04T01:52:00

Solution 2

Windows Application can either be published or can have a setup/install file.

You can make the application to work offline or from server. There are also many options that you need to select according to your requirements.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227344(v=vs.80).aspx[^]

Posted 4-Feb-13 1:52am

Irbaz Haider Hashmi

Abhinav S · Answer 4 · 2013-02-04T01:58:00

Solution 4

You can install an exe via a web page.
However, something seems wrong when you have to intall a 4 GB page.

The best you can do is put this into a setup cd.

Posted 4-Feb-13 1:58am

Abhinav S