Application Installation Times

Introduction

Here are some of my installation times for applications, so I can compare times between programs, times between my computers and find possible interesting anomalies (very long or very short installation times compared to other machines with similar specs). See also: Program Installation Settings, Operating System Installation Times, Driver Installation Times, Installation Order, Software.

Comments

Internet connection required for registration (which is a necessary part of installation).

FS laptop

- conventional hard drive: 3 min (not including updates in February 2011: 1 min)

- SSD hard drive: 5 min (not including updates in February 2011: 2 min)

HP laptop

- conventional hard drive: 3 min (not including updates in February 2011: 1 min)

- SSD hard drive: 6 min (not including updates in February 2011: 2 min)

Wings desktop

- time: 2 min (not including updates in February 2011: 1 min)

FS laptop

- conventional hard drive: 4 min 44 s

- SSD hard drive: 8 min 43 s

HP laptop

- conventional hard drive: 3 min 46 s

- SSD hard drive: 8 min 36 s

Wings desktop

- time: 2 min 27 s

FS laptop

- conventional hard drive: error, can't install

- SSD hard drive: error, can't install

HP laptop

- conventional hard drive: 1 min 29 s

- SSD hard drive: 7 min 18 s

Wings desktop

- time: 1 min 36 s

Comments

ZA needs to update Windows XP SP2 first (hotfix update included).

FS laptop

- conventional hard drive: 4 min

- SSD hard drive: 8 min

HP laptop

- conventional hard drive: 5 min

- SSD hard drive: 7 min

Wings desktop

- time: 3 min

Last modified: October 1st, 2013

Author: Tomi Häsä (tomi.hasa@gmail.com)

URL: http://sites.google.com/site/tomihasa/application-installation-times