Determining whether Windows Installer installed a particular feature or component is fairly easy. The answers can be found in a Windows Installer verbose log file. The first thing to look for is the logging of the InstallValidate action. This action will log the installed, request, and action states of each feature and component in the installation package.

MSI (s) (5C:F4): Doing action: InstallValidate
Action start 1:51:18: InstallValidate.
MSI (s) (5C:F4): Feature: Example; Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Local
MSI (s) (5C:F4): Component: Example; Installed: Absent; Request: Local; Action: Local
Action ended 1:51:18: InstallValidate. Return value 1.

In the log file snippet shown above, the "Example" feature will be installed locally since its action state is local. Furthermore, the component "Example" will also be installed locally given its action state.