Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

2010-07-01 Thread Elfe Xu
Hi Blair, Would you please help me to understand why I need to make the CA as deferred without impersonation? Since I want the install to success no matter whether the service started successfully or failed, I just run StartMyService CA after InstallFinalize. Do you see any problem of doing so?

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

2010-07-01 Thread Blair
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question Hi Blair, Would you please help me to understand why I need to make the CA as deferred without impersonation? Since I want the install to success no matter whether the service started successfully or failed, I just run

[WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

2009-10-13 Thread Dave Kolb
I use ServiceInstall and ServiceControl and noticed that if my service failed to start [a bug in my code], then the install failed. Is there a means to try to start the service and have it install even if it fails to start? P.S. Also, fwiw, I noticed that if I used two ServiceControl

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

2009-10-13 Thread Blair
what you are asking). -Original Message- From: Dave Kolb [mailto:d...@dotnetcodeslingers.com] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 11:32 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question I use ServiceInstall

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

2009-10-13 Thread Dave Kolb
toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question To reduce reboot prompts many of us set @Stop to both. Windows Installer assumes that if you want the service started during the installation, it is a failure if it doesn't. It uses the built-in action StartServices, which

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question

2009-10-13 Thread Blair
discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl question Thanks Blair. In that case, I think I will start the service with a CA. What would be the proper sequence point to do this? Thanks, Dave -Original Message- From: Blair

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

2008-03-28 Thread Christopher Butcher
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 March 2008 14:38 To: Christopher Butcher Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl Christopher Butcher wrote: The service does uninstall, the files are deleted by the MSI ok. It's just that whatever

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

2008-03-28 Thread Dominik Guder
Christopher Butcher wrote: Thanks Bob I've done a registry search for the GUIDs used in the WXS file, but no entries in the registry. How would you suggest exploring where the component is shared, or how do you identify component rules violations? Hi Chris, the component guids (and

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

2008-03-28 Thread Wilson, Phil
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Butcher Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 2:43 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl Thanks Bob I've done a registry search for the GUIDs used in the WXS file, but no entries

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

2008-03-27 Thread Bob Arnson
Christopher Butcher wrote: The service does uninstall, the files are deleted by the MSI ok. It's just that whatever registry entries which enable the service to appear in SERVICES.MSC are left in place. If I delete them manually and then reboot then the service is removed from SERVICES.MSC.

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

2008-03-26 Thread Christopher Butcher
Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 March 2008 03:22 To: Christopher Butcher Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl Christopher Butcher wrote: The installation runs through fine and installs, the oddity comes after uninstalling

[WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

2008-03-25 Thread Christopher Butcher
Hi Guys I'm experiencing an odd behaviour when using ServiceInstall and ServiceControl. Component Id=C_SERVICEEXE Guid=90362226-CBC6-8A2A-9D2C-6D3B922B0F15 Location=local File Id=SERVICEEXE Name=SERVCLNT.EXE LongName=SDService.exe Vital=yes KeyPath=yes DiskId=1

Re: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall and ServiceControl

2008-03-25 Thread Bob Arnson
Christopher Butcher wrote: The installation runs through fine and installs, the oddity comes after uninstalling. The MSI runs fine and says it has uninstalled. But when you check the Services panel, your service is still there. Create a verbose log and check the InstallValidate