I might not be thinking of something, but generally I make them the same component. The reason it can be in a different component is because it's possible to be stopping/starting/stopping a service that you didn't install. But since you are creating it, I'm not thinking of a reason to seperate them.
One side note: Remember that the service install actions occur when the component is being installed/uninstalled not the product or feature is being installed or uninstall. Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Tue, 7/8/08, Neil Sleightholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Neil Sleightholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [WiX-users] ServiceInstall Advise > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 5:49 AM > I am installing a service by using a fragment like this: > > <Component Id="Service" ... > > > <File Id="Service" ... /> > > <ServiceInstall Id="Service" ... /> > > <ServiceControl Id="StartService" ... > /> > > <ServiceControl Id="StopService" ... > /> > > </Component> > > > > Is this a good or bad structure, should the ServiceInstall > and > ServiceControl be in their own components, e.g.: > > <Component Id="Service" ... > > > <File Id="Service" ... /> > > </Component> > > <Component Id="ServiceStuff" ... > > > <ServiceInstall Id="Service" ... /> > > <ServiceControl Id="StartService" ... > /> > > <ServiceControl Id="StopService" ... > /> > > </Component> > > > > Are there any advantages or disadvantages to the structure > I have used? > > > > Thanks > > > > Neil > > > > Neil Sleightholm > X2 Systems Limited > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE > NOW! > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open > source project, > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for > chronic lameness > and boredom. Vote Now at > http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
