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

[Phill Hogland]

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-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of RonnyS
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 4:54 PM
To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
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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