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dotnet setup : Clling InstallUtil within a custom action

segal.aviad NO[at]SPAM gmail.com
1/30/2006 7:51:32 AM

Hi all,

I'm trying to create an MSI that copies project output, and calls
installutil in order to install a service.

When I Uninstall the Product, the service file is deleted before the
custom action "uninstall" is reached. In the custom action I want to
uninstall the service, but the exe file does not exist.

How can I solve this problem? I don't want to copy the exe file within
the custom action. Can this be avoided?

Thanks.
A

Phil Wilson
1/30/2006 11:32:56 AM

You don't really need InstallUtil. The installer classes in your Service can
be called by the setup project. There's some info here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbwlkwalkthroughcreatingwindowsserviceapplication.asp

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7b55cw20.aspx

In general you just add Install, Commit, Rollback, Uninstall custom actions
that are in your Service assembly, and the setup project will call them.
--
Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
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Techno Dex
3/10/2006 9:05:02 AM

I had something very similar, check the post here

http://www.gotdotnet.com/codegallery/messageboard/thread.aspx?id=295a464a-6072-4e25-94e2-91be63527327&mbid=12e6b3c0-1261-461b-b86d-eff86af3939d&threadid=8f781988-1eec-4567-ab43-5951e0dd0748
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