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How to create a small custom installer package which downloads components?

sdengscherz

Hello,

we are creating standalone/custom installer packages manually (batch file) for our home/external users as outlined in the Sophos KB: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/67504.aspx

The SDP offers the option to "Configure AutoUpdate to download components" which results in a very small installer (~10 Mb); the method describing manually packaging the software results in packages ~100 Mb.

How can i create "online installer packages" with the "manual" method?

Kind regards -sd

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    Hey Christian,

    ah ok that puts some light into the dark. So basically the following procedures take place with the different packages:

    1) manual packaging

    - SFX is extracted

    - setup is called from SAVSCFXP\ with the update path SAVSCFXPXML\

    - the update path contains my exported policies so after the setup Sophos is configured with them

    2) SDP packaging

    - SFX is extracted

    - setup is called directly with the -updp option to specify the update path from the GUI

    - if "Include selected components:" is set to "In the package" then XML policies integrated into the "Source folder" via "exportconfig.exe" and "configcid.exe" are transfered into the final package

    - if "Include selected components:" is set to "Configure AutoUpdate to download components" the package will download SAV on the fly and install it with default policies

    So i see no possibility to create a small setup package that downloads the components on the fly with predefined policies?

    -sd

    :32671
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    Hey Christian,

    ah ok that puts some light into the dark. So basically the following procedures take place with the different packages:

    1) manual packaging

    - SFX is extracted

    - setup is called from SAVSCFXP\ with the update path SAVSCFXPXML\

    - the update path contains my exported policies so after the setup Sophos is configured with them

    2) SDP packaging

    - SFX is extracted

    - setup is called directly with the -updp option to specify the update path from the GUI

    - if "Include selected components:" is set to "In the package" then XML policies integrated into the "Source folder" via "exportconfig.exe" and "configcid.exe" are transfered into the final package

    - if "Include selected components:" is set to "Configure AutoUpdate to download components" the package will download SAV on the fly and install it with default policies

    So i see no possibility to create a small setup package that downloads the components on the fly with predefined policies?

    -sd

    :32671
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