[wix-users] Feature reported as "Advertised" on Uninstall

[Reuss, Matthias]

Hello,

when uninstalling a bundle, one of the features of one of the MsiPackages is reported as "Advertised". I.e. InstallValidate writes to the log file:

MSI (s) (68:FC) [10:19:50:147]: Feature: Feature1; Installed: Local;   Request: Absent;   Action: Absent
MSI (s) (68:FC) [10:19:50:147]: Feature: Feature2; Installed: Advertise;   Request: Absent;   Action: Absent
MSI (s) (68:FC) [10:19:50:147]: Feature: Feature3; Installed: Local;   Request: Absent;   Action: Absent

This then has the effect that the components belonging to this feature are not removed on uninstallation.

When I uninstall the same product "standalone" (msiexec /x...), Feature2 is reported as Local and uninstalled as expected.

I do not use advertised installation, and the uninstallation logs do not show SELMGR messages.

(So far, I have seen an unwanted Advertised state only when a previously installed component is removed on a minor upgrade...)

Any ideas as to the root cause or where to search for it?

Best regards

Matthias Reuss