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I thought i'd try including dx redist install in my inno setup process but i can't seem to find any info how it done best. do i really need all 105MB? and how do i best extract and install directx silently during install? do you use inno setup and have any script tips? |
Submitted by SolidBenny
Sat, 11/07/2009 - 19:52
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You can remove a lot of
You can remove a lot of those files... basically the dx redist includes a lot of backward compability files....
So if you built your project with
Nov2008_d3dx9_40_x86.cab
you don't need
AUG2007_d3dx9_35_x86.cab
There should be a document somewhere in the dxsdk describing the which files you really need...
I recommend trying the installation on freshly installed virtual machines.
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I thought the dxsetup would
I thought the dxsetup would break if i removed cab files but i found a document saying to remove files so i did and it seems to work. Apparently we have a crash if you're not administrator so we'll have to sort that out too.
Well thanks, we'll test it on any computers we get our hands on. haven't got any virtual machines up but i guess that could be worth it too.
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Solid Core Entertainment
Developer of Roadclub and Sense: Survival Prelude (Developer blog)
The installation rights is a
The installation rights is a mess on Vista!
I can try the install here on a VM if you´d like.
Thanks that would be great.
Thanks that would be great. I'll send you a link to a setup package when we're ready to test.
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Solid Core Entertainment
Developer of Roadclub and Sense: Survival Prelude (Developer blog)