Pre-vista OS the name of the account for sid S-1-5-18 was "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163846
Post-XP/2003 (and possibly on XP/2003 with a SP level, I do not recall,) the name of the same S-1-5-18 sid "<ComputerName>\Local System" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243330 When working directly with the Win32 Services APIs the name used by a particular OS must be used, or converted to the well known sid. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Windows-Service-Deployment-Installation-Fails-on-Server-2003-but-works-elsewhere-tp7591972p7591978.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users