MSI Installation State (of a feature)

A feature can have different installation states. How many and what type of features an application can have, depends on the feature’s installation state. The following installation states are available:

• Installed locally:
  The feature will be installed on the local drive.
• Install during first use:
  The feature will be installed on the local drive when it is used for the first time. For example, this is the case if a user clicks a registered document or if another feature needs this specific feature.
• Start from network:
  The feature will be available from an installation source. The source may be a shared directory on the network or a CD ROM.
• Not installed:
  The feature will not be installed.

The software vendor can define the default values for the installation status.