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

[Phil Wilson]

If you mean that have a single MSI that is perhaps already structured into
Windows Installer features, then you just need the UI functionality that
does "maintenance mode", where you can add or remove features from Control
Panel. If you don't have multiple features in your MSI then that's a way to
make functionality that can be added or removed as required. Otherwaise, as
mentioned, multiple MSIs and Burn is another way. 

Phil   

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of
RonnyS
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 3:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] How To add an feature after installation

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-----
> 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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