packaging with a db and keeping installation small?

[lynx]

Hi there,
I've seen it done where a database is packaged into the package and setup, yet the installation of the program will remain small. For example, if i have a 10 mb database, and add it to my package, yet the setup will be smaller than 10 mb, taking up less space on the hard drive. How is it done?

You mean that when you add a 10 mb Database to an Installation Package, the actual package is smaller then the database itself, Right?

This is because most of the Package and Deployment softwares available today compress the package. When the installation time comes, it uncompresses the package and installs the files.

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 1.1 is one such example.
You can download this software form Microsoft's site, if you have Visual Basic or Visual Studio Professional or Enterprise