Handling sub-features in Silent Installation / uninstallation

This post aims at providing a deeper insight into "Handling sub-features in Silent Installation" using Basic MSI Project verified in InstallShield 2012 SP1.

Assume you have a Basic MSI Project which has the following Feature Tree
               

 

 

 

Installing selected features silently from command line

msiexec.exe /I "SampleProduct.msi" /quiet ADDLOCAL=FeatureOne,Sub-FeatureOne,FeatureTwo  /Lv* "C:\SampleProductinstall.log

For Sub features, if the Required property is set to "No" then including the feature name in ADDLOCAL will override and install it from command line / silent mode. In other words, by default Sub feature may not be selected for installation if main feature is selected. The reason is Required property is set to "No"

Remove a feature using msiexec command line

Following msiexec command removes a specific feature of the Product silently

msiexec /qb /i "SampleProduct.msi" REMOVE="FeatureOne"

 

Note: Feature Name is case sensitive.