On pre-Vista (pre MSI 4.0) the ServiceControl entries aren't considered for files-in-use situations. On Restart Manager systems with MSI 4.0 and above, it does look at the ServiceControl table but there have been some reports that it doesn't work with every entry in the ServiceControl table and may be unreliable.
Start on install and stop on install? It does both. There is a StopServices action early in the execute sequence that stops services. Later on (after files have been installed/replaced) there's a StartServices action. Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Viv coco [mailto:vcotirl...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 2:12 AM To: WiX Subject: [WiX-users] stop the service before uninstall Hi, My installer besides my application installs also a service which is the "babysitter" for my application, eg takes care to restart my application if it crashes. When I want to uninstall everything I get the error message: "The setup must update files or services that cannot be updated while the system is running. If you choose to continue, a reboot will be required to complete the setup.". If I manually stop the service before running the uninstaller I don't get this msg. But I actually "told" the uninstaller to stop the service on uninstall: [code] <ServiceControl Id='MyServiceControl' Name='MyServiceForTest' Start='install' Stop='uninstall' Remove='uninstall'/> [/code] 1) How can I get rid of this problem? I don't want to get the mesasage with reboot the system as the uninstaller should be itself able to stop de service and then to do the uninstall. 2) And related to services: what happens if I have: [code] <ServiceControl Id='MyServiceControl' Name='MyServiceForTest' Start='install' Stop='install' Remove='uninstall'/> [/code] the translation would be: start on install, stop on install. Which one is it then? TIA, Viv _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
