PRB: Custom Path Ignored When Feature is Advertised

SYMPTOMS

If you select a custom installation path for a feature, it is not honored if the feature is set to Advertised. The custom path selected for the feature is only used if the feature is installed at that time. When you install an advertised feature that has a custom path selected as the destination directory, the feature will be installed in its default location.

Note also that setting the INSTALLLOCATION property on the command line while advertising will behave in exactly the same manner:

msiexec /i Test.msi "INSTALLLOCATION=c:\test ADVERTISE=ALL"
				

NOTE: If the parent feature is installed to a custom path, all advertised children will also be installed to that custom path when they are installed.