Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Defining an Installation Project
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Attributes
Specify the default for the feature in the installation. The end user can change the
default.
Favor Local
The feature should be installed on the destination computer.
Favor Source
The feature should be run from the source CD or network directory. This means
the feature is available to the application, but is not installed on the local hard
drive. When the feature is invoked, your application must call Windows Installer
functions (example: MsiGetComponentPath) to locate and read the necessary
files from the installation source, which might be a CD or shared network
directory. A typical use of this option would be to specify a clip art library to run
from the source. Then you must code your application to try to read from the
installation source when the end user tries to use the clip art library.
Favor Parent
The feature should use the same attribute setting as its parent feature. If you
select this option, you must also set the installation to generate uncompressed
external files that can run from the source.
See
Adding a Media Item
on page 210.
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Advertising
Specify the default setting for how this feature supports advertising. If a feature is
advertised, it is not installed, but it appears to be installed to the end user. Example:
The end user might see shortcuts or menu options for an advertised feature, or the
system might have certain entry points to the feature, such as a registered file
extension, that can perform installation-on-demand of an advertised feature.
None
By default, the feature is set to be installed, not advertised.
Favor Advertising
By default, the feature is set to be advertised.
Disallow Advertising
The feature is set to be installed, not advertised, and the end user cannot
change the default.
Note
Advertising is only supported on certain platforms. To suppress advertising on
unsupported platforms, mark Disable advertising if not supported by OS below.
See Platform Support of Advertisement in the Windows Installer SDK Help.
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Directory
To let end users select the directory for this feature, select a directory from this list.
When the end user selects this feature on the Select Feature dialog box during
installation, the Browse button becomes enabled so that they can select a new
directory. Child features of this feature inherit the new directory selected by the end
user. If you leave the directory set to <none>, then the files for this feature are
installed in the directory structure specified on the Files page.
To ensure that two features always get installed to the same directory, select the
same option in Directory for both features.
If you let end users select directories for individual features, you must code your
application in such a way that it can locate the features wherever they might be
