Hi Sébastien, I do not want the directories created because, as I said - the other 2 features do NOT add anything to the file system - they are just databases that are installed to SQL. Therefore it seems a bit weird to have the Program Files directories created when there are no files to put in there, as the main app feature has not been installed. This is especially true if for example you ran the installer on one machine to install the main application, and then again on another SQL Server to install just the database features. Thanks ----- Re: [WiX-users] Product directory always created even when feature not installed - can this be disabled?From: Sébastien Mouren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 2008-10-23 18:16 2008/10/23 Nic Barden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> Hi all,>> I have a product with 3 features - 1 being the main app (which installs directories and files into the "Program Files\MyCompany\MyProduct" directory), and 2 features being supporting databases, which do not add anything to the file system. I am not sure how to stop the directories being created within the "Program Files" folder when the main feature is NOT selected (I am pretty sure this is extremely basic and I am overlooking something simple!).>> Here is a snippet of the WiX file I am using:>> <Product> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">> <!-- THESE DIRECTORIES SHOULD NOT BE CREATED WHEN MAIN FEATURE IS NOT INSTALLED! --> <Directory Id="MyCompany" Name="MyCompany"> <Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" Name="MyProduct" /> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="My Product" Level="1" ConfigurableDirectory="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"> <ComponentRef... /> </Feature></Product>> You are not overlooking anything: you define explicitely in yournested directories the MyCompany folder and its MyProduct sub-folderso they are created. Why don't you want them to be created?A feature groups components but directory aren't components. When youdon't install a feature, you're not installing components but thesetup create directories you defined. > The APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY directory is referenced in other wix libraries > from fragments.>> Thanks very much _________________________________________________________________
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