I should add that when I uninstall my new msi - both services are removed. On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Deepa Choundappan <deepa...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Thanks ! You did give me a pointer as to how to do this but I did not get > there all the way. I added a new ServiceControl node with the old Service > name ( and a new component Guid). But what I found was that it definitely > did stop the old service but did not delete it. I have both the Remove and > Stop properties set to both. Any idea what else I am missing ? > > > <ServiceControl Id="Id_AgentHostServiceControlPrev" > Name ="$(var.agentHostServiceNamePrevious)" > Remove="both" > Stop="both" > Wait="yes" > /> > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Wilson, Phil <phil.wil...@invensys.com>wrote: > >> If it's an upgrade, you can just uninstall the old service and install it >> again with your new name. Change the Component guid for the service >> component and that just works. I don't know of anything that will just >> change the name that's supported by MSI. >> >> The ServiceControl stuff lets you say you want to stop a service during >> an install, maybe that's what you should look at. Also specify start at >> install to start it (later) during the install. Services don't normally >> prompt "files in use" dialogs AFAIK - is the service associated with a tray >> app or something like that? Also behavior changes pre and post Vista, when >> Restart Manager was introduced and the in-use detection algorithms changed. >> >> Phil Wilson >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Deepa Choundappan [mailto:deepa...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 2:34 PM >> To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] Changing the Windows Service name on an upgrade >> >> Hi - >> Our original version of the msi installed a service like "Service Preview" >> - I now need to change this to "Service" on a subsequent install. >> >> On an upgrade - I hit a Files In Use box which sayd "The following >> applications are using files which the installer must update. You can >> either close the applications and click "Try Again", or click "Continue" >> so >> that the installaer continues the installation, and replaces these files >> when you system restarts". >> >> What can I do so that the install can correctly detect that there is only >> a >> name change or perhaps shutdown the old service itself before continuining >> with the installation? >> >> -- >> Regards >> Deepa >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> RSA(R) Conference 2012 >> Save $700 by Nov 18 >> Register now >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). >> For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go >> to http://www.invensys.com/en/legal/default.aspx. >> >> You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail >> recept...@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). >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> RSA(R) Conference 2012 >> Save $700 by Nov 18 >> Register now >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > > > -- > Regards > Deepa > -- Regards Deepa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
