InstallUtil is a DLL that uses the installer classes compiled into your managed service. So, none of the service deployment information is going to be in the file generated by dark. You will have to look up the ServiceInstall element, and enter the same information you have in the self installer. You don't even need the installer class at that point for release deployment. I leave mine in FWIW, so I can do easier install/uninstall during development and so that I can have people do a manual InstallUtil run if they have issues in the field.
As far as installing 2 services from the same executable, you will just need 2 ServiceInstall elements (one for each service) in the component containing your executable file. I know this will build in Wix, but I have not tested that it will work on deployment.. That I leave as an exercise for the OP. :-D Chris On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:59 PM, MarkZune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Other installers won't use the same CustomAction to install the service. > I > >know the ones emitted by the VS deployments use InstallUtil to self > >register. You'll need to kind of "translate" the decompiled .wxs into Wix > >speak. > > "Translating" was what I was hoping to do, but I'm new to WIX (and Windows > Installer in general) so my knowledge is limited. I see the InstallUtil > referenced in a binary file element, but it's not clear to me how the > separate services are installed as there doesn't seem to be any specific > information about them anywhere. > > >And I wouldn't see why you'd need two different files for the deployment > >you're describing. It should work just fine. > > Can you be a little more specific about how I can go about just using the > single exe to install the services? > > Thanks > Mark > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Installing-multiple-windows-services-with-single-exe-tp18735510p18740325.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
