...it's also worth reporting the actual error number in the range 1920-1923 that should have been shown somewhere - it's a bit more specific about what went wrong. Phil Wilson
On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Blair Murri <os...@live.com> wrote: > Windows Installer a long time ago swallowed the actual error code and > determined that this error message was the most likely cause of any failure > to install/start a service. With time that’s been proven wrong, but as > Raymond Chen would tell you about maintaining backward compatibility… > > > What you should always do when you see that message pop up is (with the box > still up) open an elevated command prompt and do a “net start <servicename>” > and see what error that returns. If it returns a time out check to see if its > possible that the service executable had popped up a dialog/message box > (possibly in the service desktop on vista/2008 and newer). One of those two > will usually tell you what went wrong. > > > > > > > Blair > > > > > > From: Palmer, Joel > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 7:14 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > > > > * I use WiX 3.8 to create an installer for my Windows Service. When > it is run on my Server 2003 test box, I get this very unhelpful and generic > message: > "Verify that you have sufficient privileges to install system services." > I am logged in to an Admin account when I run the installer. According to > the installation log I am successful until it hits the main .exe of my > project. I install using "LocalSystem" and this works when I install to my > dev box (Windows 7). However, it fails when I attempt to install it onto my > Windows 2003 test server. I already verified that the prerequisites > (Framework 4.0, etc) exist on the box. Any troubleshooting tips you can give > me is appreciated. Oy, my life for a good error message. > I can forward the windows installer logging if that is helpful. > > Joel Palmer > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
