ADSM-L

Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Windows Client Bloat

2012-11-19 01:45:20
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Windows Client Bloat
From: Rick Harderwijk <rick.harderwijk AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:41:49 +0100
That looks like serious bloating. But isn't using a DVD an option? Probably
not, as this is the easiest solution, so something might prevent this. I
wonder what does...

Regards,
Rick

On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Neil Schofield <
neil.schofield AT yorkshirewater.co DOT uk> wrote:

> Zoltan
>
> > The problem as I see it is the new "bundle" includes both x32 and x64
> > clients plus an installer front-end to determine what version you need.
> In
> > the past, when I downloaded from Passport, I was able to easily separate
> > them and folks only grabbed which one they needed.
>
> The 6.4 package from Passport Advantage can still be easily separated. The
> English language versions are in the following directories:
> x86 client: TSMCLI_WIN\tsmcli\x32\client\Disk1
> x64 client: TSMCLI_WIN\tsmcli\x64\client\Disk1
>
> Both these branches contain their own SETUP.EXE and can be effectively
> broken off the tree and passed to whoever needs them.
>
> My issue is that, at 680 Mb, the x64 leg *** by itself *** is still too
> large to fit on a CD. The x86 folder adds another 362 Mb to this.
>
> Regards
> Neil
>
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