diff -r 9c8b9f280200 -r fc9d5d520518 core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/ProductPlugin.java
--- a/core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/ProductPlugin.java	Wed Aug 25 17:55:05 2010 -0500
+++ b/core/com.nokia.carbide.cpp/src/com/nokia/carbide/cpp/ProductPlugin.java	Wed Aug 25 20:02:15 2010 -0500
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@
 */
 package com.nokia.carbide.cpp;
 
+import java.io.File;
+
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 
 import com.nokia.carbide.cpp.internal.featureTracker.FeatureUseTrackerConsts;
 import com.nokia.carbide.cpp.internal.featureTracker.FeatureUseTrackerPlugin;
+import com.nokia.carbide.internal.discovery.ui.wizard.P2Utils;
 
 /**
  * The main plugin class to be used in the desktop.
@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@
 	 */
 	public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
 		super.start(context);
+		File file = P2Utils.getInitialFeaturesFile();
+		if (!file.exists()) {
+			P2Utils.writeFeaturesToFile(file);
+		}
 
 		FeatureUseTrackerPlugin.getFeatureUseProxy().startUsingFeature(FeatureUseTrackerConsts.CARBIDE_IDE);
 	}