Err ... perhaps I'm missing something, but: in the message you link to, Brian describes the problem, then Neil points to the MSDN documentation on how to avoid the problem, then Brian says this method "appears to work perfectly". Have you tried the recommendations in the message you linked to?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rajendra Magar [mailto:rma...@newfrontieradvisors.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:38 PM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem installing a .NET > installer-based service using InstallUtilLib.dll > > Yes I did. I used 'Account="NT Authority\Network Service"' > and it worked in all of the machine configurations I tested > but the experience described in the link below tells me that > this value could be fragile. > > http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/ms > g27992.html > > Are you aware of a value that will work with 100% guarantee > in all the platforms? I can't seem to find any documentation on that. > > Thank you, > Raz > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arun Perregatturv [mailto:aperregatt...@napcosecurity.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 5:21 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem installing a .NET > installer-based service using InstallUtilLib.dll > > Did you try using Network Service? with std wix servicecontrol? > > Arun Perregattur > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rajendra Magar [mailto:rma...@newfrontieradvisors.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 5:01 PM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem installing a .NET > installer-based service using InstallUtilLib.dll > > In my case I am required to use NetworkService because the > installer I am working on is supposed to install a client > that looks for problems to solve on a network drive. > > Thank you, > Raz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arun Perregatturv [mailto:aperregatt...@napcosecurity.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:55 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem installing a .NET > installer-based service using InstallUtilLib.dll > > For our service we set the Account to LocalSystem and works fine. > > Arun Perregattur > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rajendra Magar [mailto:rma...@newfrontieradvisors.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:44 PM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem installing a .NET > installer-based service using InstallUtilLib.dll > > Arun and Phil, Thank you but I am stuck with a .NET installer > class which does much more than just install the service so I > did not use ServiceInstall and ServiceControl. Besides > ServiceInstall doesn't seem to obey the service parameters > set by the installer class. For example, the .NET installer > class I have sets the service account to NetworkService and > if I want to use NetworkService account to run the installed > service using ServiceInstall I have to specify Account="NT > Authority\Network Service", which I have been warned in > several forums may not always work for all Windows platforms. > Please let me know if you are aware of a good documentation > on what Account value to use that will work on all target machines. > > Phil, thank you for the "condition" hint. The link I pasted > below > (http://blog.vagmim.com/2004/09/installing-windows-services-cr > eated.html) had conditions around the custom actions. I am > afraid I seemed to have ignored them since I didn't > understand what they were exactly. I will try with those > conditions and provide an update. > > Sincerely, > Raz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:20 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem installing a .NET > installer-based service using InstallUtilLib.dll > > It seems to me that you are calling your custom action to > uninstall the service *on an install* because you haven't got > a condition on it. That looks like your first point of failure. > > Curious why don't you have a choice about doing it the > "proper" way as Arun described....... > > Phil Wilson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rajendra Magar [mailto:rma...@newfrontieradvisors.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:22 PM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem installing a .NET > installer-based service using InstallUtilLib.dll > > Two of my attachments got clobbered on the way, so I am > copy+pasting them here. > > (1) ServiceInstaller.wxs > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > <Product Id="*" Name="product name" Language="1033" > Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="manufacturer name" > UpgradeCode="{C14D63B3-E9F0-45cf-A86E-B609E48CC642}"> > <Package Id="*" InstallerVersion="300" Compressed="yes" /> > > <!-- Allow only an administrator to install on the target > machine --> > <Condition Message="You need to be an administrator to > install Network Client on this machine"> > Privileged > </Condition> > > <!-- Check for .NET 2.0 or higher --> > <Condition Message="Network Client requires .NET > Framework 2.0 or higher"> > Installed OR <![CDATA[MsiNetAssemblySupport >= "2.0.50727"]]> > </Condition> > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> > > <UI> > <UIRef Id="WixUI_FeatureTree"/> > <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText"/> > </UI> > > <!-- Define installation directory structure --> > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="NewId_Company" Name="Company"> > <Directory Id="NewId_Product" Name="Product"> > <Directory Id="NewId_NC_InstallLocation" Name="bin" /> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <DirectoryRef Id="NewId_NC_InstallLocation"> > <Component Id="NewId_NetworkClient.exe" > Guid="{211B0BD3-ECB8-4fcb-9006-D8B33E1C092E}"> > <File Id="NewId_NetworkClient.exe" KeyPath="yes" > DiskId="1" > Source="$(var.NFAQ.NetworkClient.TargetDir)\NetworkClient.exe" /> > </Component> > <Component Id="NewId_IUConfig.xml" > Guid="{5B70C6EE-D3C9-46b4-B23E-1738E481631E}"> > <File Id="NewId_IUConfig.xml" KeyPath="yes" > DiskId="1" Source="IUConfig.xml" /> > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > > <Feature Id="NewId_NetworkClientFeature" Title="Network > Client" Level="1" AllowAdvertise="yes"> > <ComponentRef Id="NewId_NetworkClient.exe"/> > <ComponentRef Id="NewId_IUConfig.xml"/> > </Feature> > > <!-- Install/Uninstall/Commit/Rollback Network Client > Master Service --> > <Binary Id="NewId_InstallUtil" > SourceFile="C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Inst allUtilLib.dll" /> > > <CustomAction Id="NewId_InstallServiceSetProp" > Property="NewId_InstallService" > Value="/installtype=notransaction /action=install /LogFile= > "[#NewId_NetworkClient.exe]" > "[NewId_NC_InstallLocation]IUConfig.xml""/> > <CustomAction Id="NewId_InstallService" > BinaryKey="NewId_InstallUtil" DllEntry="ManagedInstall" > Execute="deferred" Impersonate="no"/> > > <CustomAction Id="NewId_UnInstallServiceSetProp" > Property="NewId_UnInstallService" > Value="/installtype=notransaction /action=uninstall /LogFile= > "[#NewId_NetworkClient.exe]" > "[NewId_NC_InstallLocation]IUConfig.xml""/> > <CustomAction Id="NewId_UnInstallService" > BinaryKey="NewId_InstallUtil" DllEntry="ManagedInstall" > Execute="deferred" Impersonate="no"/> > > <CustomAction Id="NewId_CommitServiceSetProp" > Property="NewId_CommitService" > Value="/installtype=notransaction /action=commit /LogFile= > "[#NewId_NetworkClient.exe]" > "[NewId_NC_InstallLocation]IUConfig.xml""/> > <CustomAction Id="NewId_CommitService" > BinaryKey="NewId_InstallUtil" DllEntry="ManagedInstall" > Execute="commit"/> > > <CustomAction Id="NewId_RollbackServiceSetProp" > Property="NewId_RollbackService" > Value="/installtype=notransaction /action=rollback /LogFile= > "[#NewId_NetworkClient.exe]" > "[NewId_NC_InstallLocation]IUConfig.xml""/> > <CustomAction Id="NewId_RollbackService" > BinaryKey="NewId_InstallUtil" DllEntry="ManagedInstall" > Execute="rollback"/> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="NewId_UnInstallServiceSetProp" > After="MsiUnpublishAssemblies" /> > <Custom Action="NewId_UnInstallService" > After="NewId_UnInstallServiceSetProp" /> > > <Custom Action="NewId_InstallServiceSetProp" > After="StartServices" /> > <Custom Action="NewId_InstallService" > After="NewId_InstallServiceSetProp" /> > > <Custom Action="NewId_RollbackServiceSetProp" > After="NewId_InstallService" /> > <Custom Action="NewId_RollbackService" > After="NewId_RollbackServiceSetProp" /> > > <Custom Action="NewId_CommitServiceSetProp" > After="NewId_RollbackService" /> > <Custom Action="NewId_CommitService" > After="NewId_CommitServiceSetProp" /> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > </Product> > </Wix> > > > (2) IUConfig.xml > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> > <configuration> > <startup> > <supportedRuntime version="2.0.50727" /> > </startup> > </configuration> > > > Thank you, > Raz > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rajendra Magar [mailto:rma...@newfrontieradvisors.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:48 PM > To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' > Subject: [WiX-users] Problem installing a .NET > installer-based service using InstallUtilLib.dll > > Hi, > > I am working on a Visual Studio WiX project to install a .NET > installer-based service using > InstallUtilLib.dll/ManagedInstall. I was following the > instructions in the following link. > > http://blog.vagmim.com/2004/09/installing-windows-services-cre > ated.html > > The preceding link uses InstallUtilLib.dll from .NET version > 1.0 whereas I am using InstallUtilLib.dll from .NET version 2.0. > When I tried to install the generated msi on a Vista machine, > I got "Error 2869: The dialog ErrorDlg has the error style > bit set, but is no an error dialog". > When I tried to install on an XP machine, I got > "InstallUtilLib.dll: Unknown error". I am attaching the > verbose logs from both installation instances. > I looked into the logs and also searched around in online > forums but I can't seem to find a way to fix these errors by > manipulating my WiX input. > > While I know that the author of the above link and Rob > Mensching don't recommend installing services using a managed > code custom action, I have no choice at the moment. :( > Could someone please be kind with me and tell me what I could > do to get my msi to install correctly? I am also attaching my > WiX source and the config file used by InstallUtilLib.dll > > Sincerely, > Raz Magar > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. 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