Kurt,
I am glad to hear that you were able to get this version installed.
For the record the following packages are set to download from the web:
- Windows Installer 4.5 (only applies to Windows Vista/Server 2008)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 - Note that changes to the installer now require that this be already installed on the target machine before setup can run. If it, or a newer version, is not installed, the setup shows a message asking to download and install this. I believe this was made effective in version 9.1 or 9.2.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.2 - This will use a small web installer from Microsoft to download and install the required files. For Win7 and newer the setup uses DISM, a Windows OS application, to enable the feature.
- SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine
- Microsoft XML Parser
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express (x86 or x64). This only downloads and installs on the main computer
All other dependencies are embedded within the install executable. These files are all extracted to a hidden folder C:\Users\<loginUserName>\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations, where <loginUserName> is the user name used to login into windows.
The reason for making these files download from the web is all existing customers should have these files already installed, such as Crystal reports. The 'cost' to download is only the very first install experience and not on subsequent upgrades. This enables us to provide a smaller installer package.
