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Configuring a Feature Using the Feature Details Dialog

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Hidden from user
Prevent the feature from appearing to the end user on the installation's Select
Features dialog box. You can set this option in combination with any one of the other
options above. (This option corresponds to setting Hidden in the Display drop-
down list on the Feature Details dialog box.)
See also:
Features Page on page 97
Configuring a Feature Using the Feature Details Dialog
When you create a new feature or edit an existing feature, you can configure the feature
using the Feature Details dialog box. Access this dialog box from Installation Expert or
Setup Editor.
See Adding a New Feature
(Visual Studio integrated editor only.) The Feature Details dialog box also appears when
you click the Add New Feature button on the Add Project Outputs to Installation dialog
box. This dialog box appears during save, build, or compile when the scan method is set
to prompt.
See Scanning the Solution for New Files
For technical information on the fields on this dialog box, see Feature Table in the
Windows Installer SDK Help.
Note
Some options on this dialog box set the default only; the end user can change the
default during installation. To prevent the end user from being able to change the
defaults you set, you can turn off the Select Feature dialog box on the Dialogs page, set
features to be required, or set features to be hidden.
To complete the dialog box
Name
Enter the name of the feature, which is used internally by Windows Installer. The
feature name is limited to 32 characters.
Title
Enter text to identify the feature. This text appears on the Select Features dialog
box during installation.
Parent
This list contains all features in the installation. To change the feature's parent, and
therefore the feature tree, select from this list. This lets you change the feature tree
in Installation Expert or Setup Editor instead of editing tables.
Target Platform
Specify the platform on which this feature should be installed.
Note
If you add a 64-bit component to a 32-bit feature, it will never be installed. A 64-bit
component will be ignored when installing on a 32-bit computer, and a 32-bit
feature will not be installed on a 64-bit computer.
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Defining an Installation Project
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