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[Jemoo]

Morning all,
Scenario:
Active X file, a.ocx - 80Kb need to install in a client computer.
To install a.ocx, it's depends on
1) vc6redist.exe, which is redistribution files for vc6 contains mfc42.dll and +++.
2) for certain windows 95 needs a DCOM95 or else it is unable to register the a.ocx
So total up my installshield for a.ocx is around 5000 KB, which is too much of space to install one tiny a.ocx.

question:
1) Any idea on how to compress it become a smaller version?
2) or any idea for me to try any new installer... ?

thank you.
your help is much appreciated.

[Taco Bell]

Humm, not much you can do to compress it short of making those items required prior to your installation and available separately.

[prozacrefugee]

Don't know if you're still needing an answer, but . .

For an .ocx try making a microsoft CAB out of it, which will give you the ability to have the user's machine download the neccesary runtime files.  If you made your control with VB, there is a Package and Deployment wizard that automates most of this, otherwise search for INF Files on Microsoft's web site.

[Jemoo]

thank you.
Did read about the cab file on MSDN, but the pre-installed activeX on client computer is much more prefered.