Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Defining an Installation Project
See
Setting Features for Installation Types
on page 203.
In an installation with multiple releases, you can deselect certain features for certain
releases on the Release Settings page.
See
Defining a Feature and Component Set for a Release
on page 213.
About the Complete feature
In a new installation, the Features page already contains a feature named Complete,
because every installation must contain at least one feature. You can rename the
Complete feature. You can delete it, but only after you create a second feature.
See
Strategies for Organizing Files Into Features
on page 112.
Working with the Features page
The tree structure on the Features page displays features and conditions, and their
hierarchical relationships.
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To add a new feature, click its parent feature and click the Add button at the right of
the page.
See
Adding a New Feature
on page 114.
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To configure installation options for a feature, click its icon (
) and select an
option from its drop-down list.
See
Configuring a Feature Using Its Drop-Down List
.
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To configure all items for a feature, click its name and click Details at the right of the
Features page.
See
Configuring a Feature Using the Feature Details Dialog
on page 116.
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To delete a feature or condition, click its name and click Delete at the right of the
page. When you delete a feature, all its child features and conditions are deleted
also.
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To rearrange features, click Move Up and Move Down at the right of the page. You
can move features within their current level only, in their current sibling group. You
cannot move features to their parent or child levels.
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To add a condition to a feature, click its name and click Add Condition at the right of
the page.
See
Using Conditions With Features
on page 119 and
Adding and Deleting Feature
Conditions
on page 120.
Use the right-click menu to:
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Expand or collapse a selected feature’s children.
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Display hidden features.
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Display the features’ titles as they appear on the Select Feature dialog box during
installation rather than the features’ names, which are used by Windows Installer.
Any display option you select from the right-click menu overrides the corresponding
setting in Wise Options.
To see how features appear during installation
1. In a sample installation file, add a second feature on the Features page.
