Strange .EXE growth

[DotNetNewbie]

Dear all,

I had an original .net application that I upgrade to VS 2005. Now when compiling the final EXE file it has grown from 512kb to 6Mb!

Is there any reason for this and how do I reduce the size back down.

Many thanks in advance.

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[SqueakinSweep]

I have found that the build sizes are smaller in VS2005. All I can think of is that you have some references which are not needed

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[DotNetNewbie]

Cheers,

Found out what it was in the end. The .ico file I had used for each of the forms was HUGE! Simply removed it and it went back down to a more realistic size.

Cheers.

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