Features and components both have "state" information which indicate the current state [status] and requested action of the feature / component.
Refer to: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368012(VS.85).aspx and perhaps this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367858(VS.85).aspx WI allows applications [or portions of an application] to run directly from a network share without the need for the application to be installed on a local machine [of course, assuming the application supports this, etc...]. This is what you refer to as "Run from Source". What you refer to as "Run from Local" means pretty much just that...the feature will be installed locally on the machine. I don't have an easy to understand WiX sample for this (not sure if someone already might have blogged on this) -----Original Message----- From: sam desilva [mailto:sam.desilv...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:09 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] feature component state source /local what does it mean by feature component state how this state stored in registry.? what is the meaning of run-from-source or run-from-local it you give any wix example .with mentioning installation steps would be good; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocity features a full day of expert-led, hands-on workshops and two days of sessions from industry leaders in dedicated Performance & Operations tracks. Use code vel09scf and Save an extra 15% before 5/3. http://p.sf.net/sfu/velocityconf _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocity features a full day of expert-led, hands-on workshops and two days of sessions from industry leaders in dedicated Performance & Operations tracks. Use code vel09scf and Save an extra 15% before 5/3. http://p.sf.net/sfu/velocityconf _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users