Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Defining an Installation Project
Place stand-alone features as siblings
The features External_Text_Editor and External_Graphics_Editor are stand-alone
applications, which can run independently of the core application. Therefore, you can
make them siblings of the Core feature. An end user can install the text editor or the
graphics editor without the core application.
Use conditions with features
The Core feature has two conditions. VersionNT specifies that the operating system must
be later than Windows Me, and Version9x specifies that the operating system must be
Windows 95/98/Me. Because conditions appear in the Current Feature drop-down list,
which appears on most Installation Expert pages, you can associate the same kinds of
items with a condition that you can with a feature, including files, registry entries,
shortcuts, services, and so on. Any items that you associate with either condition are
installed only if the feature is installed and the condition is true.
See also:
Features Page
on page 91
Creating Multiple, Platform-Specific Installations from One Project File
on page 67
Adding a New Feature
To add a new feature
1. Do one of the following:
In Installation Expert > Features page, click the feature name under which the
new feature should appear. Then click Add at the right of the Features page.
To add the new feature at the top level, click Installation Features; to add the
new feature under a feature, click the feature’s name.
In Setup Editor > Features tab, right-click the feature under which the new
feature should appear, and select New > Feature.
Independent of Core feature
Conditions
