If I have a single .msi that installs files and an advertised start
menu shortcut, and some files become damaged or missing, launching the
start menu shortcut will repair the relevant feature(s) and launch the
application anyway.

But let's say I have a Burn bundle with two .msi's, one with required
libraries and another with the actual application. If I launch the
advertised shortcut, Windows Installer is unaware of the library MSI.
If files are missing or corrupted, Windows Installer would only repair
features in the application MSI, it can't repair the bundle, or know
that the library MSI has to be repaired too.

The same happens if I install advertised features. Features can be
installed on demand when launched via advertised shortcuts, but that
won't install files that are part of separate MSIs in the bundle.

So my question is, if I have a bundle, what is the point of advertised
shortcuts? In what situation are they useful and functional?

-- 
Nicolás

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