You have a .bat file for the name - that doesn't seem correct to me. The ServiceInstall table in an MSI file requires a service executable.
Phil -----Original Message----- From: Alain Forget [mailto:afor...@cmu.edu] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 7:36 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Service not starting Hi all, Our installer creates and tries to start a service, but it fails to start with the following error message: "Service 'My Service' (MyService) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services." However, before files begin to be installed, the UAC prompts the user for permission to make system changes, which we believe is invoked by the following statement in our .wxs: <Condition Message="This installer requires administrator privileges to run."> Privileged OR AdminUser </Condition> Here are the service-related statements: <Component Id='compMyService' Guid='XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX'> <File Id='fileMyService' Name='MyService.bat' DiskId='1' Source='MyService.bat' KeyPath='yes' /> <ServiceInstall Id="MyService" Account="LocalSystem" Description="Runs my sensor service" DisplayName="My Service" ErrorControl="ignore" Interactive="no" Name="MyService" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" Vital="yes" > </ServiceInstall> <ServiceControl Id="StartService" Name="MyService" Remove="uninstall" Start="install" Stop="both" Wait="yes" /> </Component> So any thoughts on why our service doesn't start? We haven't found anything that seemed relevant searching the internet, so any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks, Alain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel - in partnership with Geeknet, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials, tech docs, whitepapers, evaluation guides, and opinion stories. Check out the most recent posts - join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel - in partnership with Geeknet, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials, tech docs, whitepapers, evaluation guides, and opinion stories. Check out the most recent posts - join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
