The MsiInstallMissingComponent function installs files that are unexpectedly missing.

Syntax

C++UINT MsiInstallMissingComponent(
  __in  LPCTSTR szProduct,
  __in  LPCTSTR szComponent,
  __in  INSTALLSTATE eInstallState
);

Parameters

szProduct [in]

Specifies the product code for the product that owns the component to be installed.

szComponent [in]

Identifies the component to be installed.

eInstallState [in]

Specifies the way the component should be installed. This parameter must be one of the following values.

Value	Meaning
INSTALLSTATE_LOCAL	The component should be locally installed.
INSTALLSTATE_SOURCE	The component should be installed to run from the source.
INSTALLSTATE_DEFAULT	The component should be installed according to the installer defaults.

 

Return Value

For more information about error messages, see Displayed Error Messages

Remarks

The MsiInstallMissingComponent function resolves the feature(s) that the component belongs to. Then, the product feature that requires the least additional disk space is installed.

Requirements

See Also

Multiple-Package Installations

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Build date: 8/13/2009