Well, our main product is mostly a bunch of web services. Each web service lives in its own AppPool. So, in upgrade scenarios, I have a custom action that harvests the account and password for the AppPool directly from IIS7. It's been a while since I've worked with pure Windows services, but I imagine something similar can be done. Likewise, we save the install location in the registry and then restore it as a default, and that can definitely be done for a Windows service.
-- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - jXchange Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: Michael Janulaitis [mailto:wix-u...@cornerbowl.com] Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:16 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] How to use Burn to install new and minor upgrade I've been at this for a few days now and it seems there is no way to create a bootstrapper that correctly launches msiexec for new installs and minor upgrades. Everyone seems to say not to use minor upgrades and instead do a major upgrade (then this wouldn't be a problem) but that is realistically not a user friendly option. First my installs install windows services which typically require domain admin credentials. Next many of my customers install to non-standard folders. So if I force a major upgrade then the users have to reset both the windows service credentials and possible keep re-pointing to their non-standard install directory. Installs are released weekly...not an option. So is my only solution InstallShield? It seems so. Please someone prove me wrong. Someone has to have tackled this problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
