I assure you that using InstallUtil isn't a required magical fix. In fact, it's a very ugly solution.
--- On Thu, 1/22/09, Joe Osman <joe.os...@tait.co.nz> wrote: > From: Joe Osman <joe.os...@tait.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems installing a windows service > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 1:27 PM > I had the same problem and I had to use InstallUtil. When > the problem > occurred and I was looking for a solution, I found out that > other people > had the same issue and they all had to use InstallUtil. > > Chad Petersen wrote: > > Different Chad here, but another thing I've run > into was the service > > having a dependency on another service, like > RPCSS.EXE. In code it looks > > something like this > > > > <ServiceDependency Id="RPCSS" /> > > > > Without this entry on the services they would fail > with the same error, > > if I recall. Not sure if Reflector/Depends would show > this sort of thing > > or not. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Mensching > [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] > > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 7:57 AM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML > toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems installing a windows > service > > > > Just FYI, that error message you get is the generic, > "Something went > > wrong starting this service". It's quite > maddening because you have to > > hunt down the real issue. 80% of the time it's > what Chad suggests. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chad Miles [mailto:chad.mi...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 07:51 > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML > toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems installing a windows > service > > > > Have you run depends/reflector on your file to see if > your missing any > > dependencies by chance? > > > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Thomas Due > <thomas....@scanvaegt.dk> > > wrote: > > > > > >> I am currently experimenting with WiX to see if it > is something we can > >> use for our next generation software. > >> > >> > >> > >> My immediate thought was to simply build the > complete installation > >> > > from > > > >> ground-up in small steps. > >> > >> > >> > >> This have worked fine so far, now I have run into > a problem though, > >> > > when > > > >> I try to install a Windows Service I get this > error: > >> > >> > >> > >> Service "My Name Server" (NSEngine) > could not be installed. Verify > >> > > that > > > >> you have sufficient privileges to install system > services. > >> > >> > >> > >> The problem is, I DO have sufficient privileges to > install services, > >> > > at > > > >> least I haven't had any problems using the > InstallUtil. > >> > >> The services have been created with VS2008 and > .NET 3.5 (C#). > >> > >> > >> > >> If I use InstallUtil, they install fine, but I > thought I would try > >> > > doing > > > >> it the "right" way. > >> > >> > >> > >> Here is the code I am currently using: > > >> > >> > >> > >> <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLDIR"> > >> > >> <Component > Id="NameServiceComponent" > >> > Guid="53398A87-395B-4DA8-A475-04684FE5DE20"> > >> > >> <File Id="NSEngine" > >> > >> > Name="$(var.NSEngine.TargetFileName)" > >> > >> > Source="$(var.NSEngine.TargetPath)" > DiskId="1" > >> KeyPath="yes" /> > >> > >> > >> > >> <ServiceInstall > Id="NSEngineInstall" > >> > >> > DisplayName="My Name Server" > >> > >> > Name="NSEngine" > >> > >> > ErrorControl="normal" > >> > >> > Start="auto" > >> > >> > Type="ownProcess" > >> > >> > Account="Network Service" > >> > >> > Vital="yes" > >> > >> > Interactive="no"/> > >> > >> > >> > >> <ServiceControl > Id="NSEngineControl" > >> > >> > Name="NSEngine" > >> > >> > Start="install" > >> > >> > Stop="both" > >> > >> > Remove="uninstall" /> > >> > >> </Component> > >> > >> </DirectoryRef> > >> > >> > >> > >> <Feature Id="MainFeature" > Title="Main Feature" Level="1"> > >> > >> <ComponentRef > Id="NameServiceComponent"/> > >> > >> </Feature> > >> > >> > >> > >> What I am doing wrong? > >> > >> > >> > >> TYI > >> > >> Thomas Due > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------ > > > >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: > >> SourcForge Community > >> SourceForge wants to tell your story. > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WiX-users mailing list > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Chad E. 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