One is enough, but it needs to be placed with a different GUID into every MSI. One is enough because the StartService and StopService custom actions are scheduled before and after installation of files. So that stop takes effect before and start after installation. But it does need to be present for every feature.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > Sent: 30 March 2011 10:11 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Same component guid, different products > > In that case, I think you'll have to put a new service control element with > each component (or perhaps just each feature) that needs to restart IIS. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thorsten Tarrach [mailto:thors...@atomia.com] > Sent: 30 March 2011 08:39 > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Same component guid, different products > > Hi Peter, > > Thanks for your reply. The ServiceDependency element is only applicable > when I install a new service. > > Thanks, Thorsten > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > > Sent: 29 March 2011 11:57 > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Same component guid, different products > > > > Yes, the component will be reference counted. The component rules > > allow the same component to be installed to several directories > simultaneously. > > The service control is performed only when installing or removing the > > component so it won't behave as you require. > > > > I've never used them myself but have you tried using ServiceDependency > > elements ? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thorsten Tarrach [mailto:thors...@atomia.com] > > Sent: 29 March 2011 10:13 > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] Same component guid, different products > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > We have a shared library for all our products we include during > compilation. > > Now I would like to stop and start IIS during installation because > > running > iis > > applications can get in the way of updates. This is very easily done > > with > the > > fragment below. > > > > <Fragment> > > <Component Id="CStartStop" Guid="{DDE4A64B-54B8-4679-A49A- > > 4BCE95CFF793}" > > Directory="FProduct"> > > <CreateFolder/> > > <ServiceControl Id="W3SVC" Name="W3SVC" Start="both" > > Stop="both"/> > > </Component> > > </Fragment> > > > > Now, if I reference this in several products, they all have the same Guid. > > Will that cause the component to be reference counted? FProduct is > > different for every product. It is important this starting and > > stopping is > done > > every time, not just for the first product. > > > > Thanks, Thorsten > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > - > > Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet > > the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. > > Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - > > will > your > > software be a part of the solution? 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