[wix-users] How To add an feature after installation

RonnyS ronnys.coding at gmail.com
Tue Oct 6 15:32:12 PDT 2015


Many thanks for your response.

2015-10-07 0:27 GMT+02:00 Phill Hogland <phill.hogland at rimage.com>:

> The approach I take (which I got from other's comments here(or rather in
> the old wix-users) and by studying the Setup in the wixtoolset source code)
> is to create separate MSI packages for applications or functional groups of
> applications, and then chain them in a Burn bundle.  Burn goes through a
> planning stage where you can control in a custom ba which packages you want
> to install.  You can also do this with the WixStdBA and a baFunctions.dll
> but it is much more limiting.  Generally nested installs within an MSI, if
> that is what you are trying to do, are strongly discouraged, rather use a
> Burn bootstrapper application to chain your setups.  Burn is great!
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of RonnyS
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> Subject: [wix-users] How To add an feature after installation
>
> I install a program within a large installation of other programs.
> A certain feature of my installation is intended to be not immediately
> installed.
>
> Later in the large installation, should the feature be installed.
> How can I install a feature later?
>
> Am I on the right track, to control it via the feature conditions?
> Or do I have to use an extra MSI in burn?
>
> Thanks Ronny
>
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