Creating a Install package of a .Net Service using InstallSheild

[Al Wilkerson]

Hey,

Has anyone ever used InstallSheild to create a install/setup package for a
..net service?

If so, did you just create the component service and enable the use of the
..Net Class and/or create a component with Install NT service type?

I'm having problems as the service is not automatically installed when
running the setup/install package.


Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,

 

[Phil Wilson]

The most common way to install a service with IS is to use the Install NT
Services and Control NT Services features. That method has worked since long
before .NET came along, using the built-in support in MSI (ServiceInstall
and ServiceControl). It works fine with .NET services too (they do not
require installing with ServiceInstaller classes), so if you're having
trouble you've probably not set it up right in IS. Did you mark the exe as
the key file?