You must add a custom action to your project. This custom action invokes installutil. Follow the steps in http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vsintro 7/html/vxwlkWalkthroughCreatingCustomAction.asp), except you must set the InstallerClass property to true.
HTH, Richard Anthony Hein Level Platforms Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Muthuraj Velayutham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 4:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Automating Windows Service Installation Hi, I have a Windows Service, which has to be installed on to our clients Servers. During the development i can use installutil provided in .NET SDK to install the Windows service and test it. Now as a part of deployment I am building a setup project to install this Windows service. When I tried to install to one of my test box, I figured out that the installation only copies the file. I need to run the installutil.exe to configure the Windows Serivce. I don't want my clients to do this. I am sure there is a way to program this in the Setup Project instead of the user doing it. Any help on this will be appreciated. Raj =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com NEW! ASP.NET courses you may be interested in: 2 Days of ASP.NET, 29 Sept 2003, in Redmond http://www.develop.com/courses/2daspdotnet Guerrilla ASP.NET, 13 Oct 2003, in Boston http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnet View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com NEW! ASP.NET courses you may be interested in: 2 Days of ASP.NET, 29 Sept 2003, in Redmond http://www.develop.com/courses/2daspdotnet Guerrilla ASP.NET, 13 Oct 2003, in Boston http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnet View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
