Install service via Installer

You need to create a new service installer, this is a class with the RunInstaller attribute and that inherits from System.Configuration.Install.Installer. This then ads an array of System.Configuration.Install.Installer[] to its Installers property - e.g. - a ServiceProcessinstaller and ServiceInstaller.

If you used a wizard to make the service you can get away with Add Installer with the file selected in solution explorer! Look in the small panel at the bottom of the properties view.

Here's a quick example:

using System;

using System.Collections;

using System.Configuration.Install;

namespace Example

/// <summary>

/// An example installer

/// </summary>

[RunInstaller(true)]

public class ServiceProjectInstaller : System.Configuration.Install.Installer

private System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller serviceProcessInstaller;

private System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller serviceInstaller;

public ServiceProjectInstaller()

serviceProcessInstaller = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller();

serviceInstaller = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller();

serviceProcessInstaller.Password = null;

serviceProcessInstaller.Username = null;

serviceInstaller.DisplayName = "My Service";

serviceInstaller.ServiceName = "MyService";

serviceInstaller.ServicesDependedOn = new string[] { "Netman", "Eventlog", "Workstation" }; //any other stuff goes in here

Installers.AddRange(new System.Configuration.Install.Installer[] { this.serviceProcessInstaller, this.serviceInstaller });

SimonSoanes at 2007-8-21 >

Sorry, I should have said - from memory you just need to add a custom action to the install action set to the primary output of the project/the file with the installer in.

I don't have my projects to hand on this computer, but I don't think you need to set up commit, rollback or uninstall actions: these are automatic.

SimonSoanes at 2007-8-21 >

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.setup/browse_frm/thread/546693a8d0da98f/91d5cd81057ead44?q=tthe+%22phil+wilson%22+group:microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.setup&rnum=3#91d5cd81057ead44

wrote in message news:4c33b117-9fdf-4603-8a33-97500abe0a87@discussions.microsoft.com...

Hi all,

I have a Windows Service project, and an Installer project to create a ..MSI for it. I'd like for the MSI to install the service after it is done installing the project. I think I need to do this with a Commit Custom Action, but cannot figure out how.

Seems like this should be easy, and common, right?

Thanks for any input.

Cheers,

Chris

MVPUser at 2007-8-21 >