Setup project - stop a service?

[JamesB]

I have a setup project that copies a bunch of files, a small management
program, and also another .exe (that is run by a custom action) to install
and start a service.

Works fine first time, but the second time (i.e a user upgrades) the
installer cannot overwrite the service .exe as it is in use. Is there any
way to get the setup project to stop the service before copying the files
etc?

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Hi JamesB,

Try:
ServiceController sc = new ServiceController("ServiceName");
sc.Stop();

Hope this helps

 

[JamesB]

Hi JamesB,

Try:
ServiceController sc = new ServiceController("ServiceName");
sc.Stop();

The code makes sense - but where can I put that in a setup project? (Sorry,
I'm not too clever at setup stuff!)

 

[Guest]

You have to create a class that inherits from
System.Configuration.Install.Installer - it can be in the same project as the
NT Service that you are installing.

Then you override then Install method and execute the service stopping code
in there, before calling the base Install implementation.

Something like this:

[RunInstaller(true)]
public class ProjectInstaller : Installer
{
public override void Install(IDictionary stateSaver)
{
// stop the service here
ServiceController ....

// now let the installer do its job
base.Install(stateSaver);
}
}


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http://godevelop.blogspot.com