Table 8 lists the Windows 7 features, the parent feature, and any dependent features. You can use this information to determine which features and roles need to be installed to support a specific feature using the Install Roles and Features and Uninstall Roles and Features task sequence steps.

Table 8. Windows 7 Feature Dependency Reference

Feature

Parent Feature

Dependent Features

Windows Media® Center

Media Features

Might affect other Windows features

Windows DVD Maker

Media Features

Might affect other Windows features

Windows Media Player

Media Features

Might affect other Windows features

Windows Search

N/A

Might affect other Windows features

Internet Explorer (amd64)

N/A

Might affect other Windows features

World Wide Web services

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)

·     Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) HTTP support

·     Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) HTTP activation

IIS 6 WMI compatibility

IIS, Web management tools, IIS 6 management compatibility

IIS 6 scripting tooling

Microsoft .NET extensibility

IIS, World Wide Web services, application development features

·     Microsoft ASP.NET

·     MSMQ HTTP support

·     WCF HTTP activation

Default document

IIS, World Wide Web services, common HTTP features

MSMQ HTTP support

Directory browsing

IIS, World Wide Web services, common HTTP features

MSMQ HTTP support

HTTP redirection

IIS, World Wide Web services, common HTTP features

MSMQ HTTP support

Static content

IIS, World Wide Web services, common HTTP features

·     Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) publishing

·     MSMQ HTTP support

Custom logging

IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics

MSMQ HTTP support

HTTP logging

IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics

MSMQ HTTP support

ODBC logging

IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics

MSMQ HTTP support

Request Monitor

IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics

MSMQ HTTP support

Tracing

IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics

MSMQ HTTP support

Static content compression

IIS, World Wide Web services, performance features

MSMQ HTTP support

Security

IIS, World Wide Web services

·     Microsoft .NET extensibility

·     MSMQ HTTP support

·     WCF HTTP activation

Request Filtering

IIS, World Wide Web services, security

·     Microsoft .NET extensibility

·     MSMQ HTTP support

·     WCF HTTP activation

XPS Viewer

N/A

Might affect other Windows features

 

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