Streamlining an Installer

[ve3wtj]

Hi, I've got an application that I've built an installer for.  It uses 1 PCI-6143, 4 serial ports, logs data to disk, and displays a chart with 16 plots on screen.

When I build the executable, it's only 1.05 MB.

When I build the installer, it's a whopping 766 MB!!!  Under additional installers, I've got NI LVRTE 8.5.1, M&A 4.4.1, DAQmx 8.7, VISA Conf Supp 4.3, and Visa Runtime 4.3.  I don't think I can get away without these (trial and error), but certainly don't need every MAX driver - just the 6143 - but don't see how / where to remove unneeded drivers.

I'd like to get this down below 640 MB if possible, and imagine much smaller is possible.

Thanks,

David Friesen, B.Eng, CLAD.

[Dennis_Knutson]

When you select the DAQmx driver in the Additonal Installers section, you have the option for different run-times. There is no such thing as separate drivers for each DAQ device but you can choose a minimal install without any documentation, ADE support for languages, etc.