I'm afraid I have never done any WinSxS to know. Neil
-----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: 13 February 2011 13:43 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Unmanaged c++ window service installation Does the same apply to an unmanaged service ( or a managed service with an unmanaged reference ) having a dependency on a file in WinSXS? I'm assuming so but haven't had that situation come up. It might not be a problem though. I know in the case of the GAC, MSI uses Fusion which doesn't support transactional installations and hence why the copy is delayed until Commit execution but I'm not sure what MsiPublishAssemblies uses under the covers when dealing with WinSXS. --- 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 ----- Original Message ---- From: Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 5:18:46 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Unmanaged c++ window service installation There is one thing to watch out for; if a .Net service relies on file in the GAC then you won't be able to start it in the install as the GAC components aren't registered at a point where the start service code runs. Neil -----Original Message----- From: Mark Turek [mailto:turekm...@hotmail.com] Sent: 12 February 2011 23:41 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Unmanaged c++ window service installation Thank You. That would make sense. If .net service installer is out of the picture then SCM is all what matters and then service is a service. -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 5:21 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Unmanaged c++ window service installation That's a bit of a trick question because it assumes one should use custom actions in the first place. I always use the built-in standard actions as encapsulated by the WiX elements ServiceInstall and ServiceControl. A service is a service is a service. The Service Control Manager has an API and it makes no difference if you are using C, C++, C# other then the differences in how each of those languages interact with that API. In .NET is't the ServiceBase class that helps hide a lot of these details. I suggest not using the custom action and read the following: http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2006/07/msi-vs-net.html http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2011/01/augmenting-installshield-using-windows_19.html --- 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 ----- Original Message ---- From: Mark Turek <turekm...@hotmail.com> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Sat, February 12, 2011 5:01:52 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Unmanaged c++ window service installation 1. Is there any difference between installing managed windows services versus unmanaged ones using standard custom actions? 2. If yes then what is the best way to install unmanaged windows service (any examples?) I just wanted to get some feedback from you guys to save some time since I am not a Wix person. 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