One issue I think you have is in the ServiceControl, you have it to Start on Install but to Stop on both Install and Uninstall...
If you want the service NOT to start to test, then take out Start="install" After testing put back in Start="install" and change Stop="uninstall" Question re ServiceIntall, What Account are you using? Does it have a password? If so you need to add it to the Password element Steve -----Original Message----- From: George Fleming [mailto:gef...@microsoft.com] Sent: April-03-13 5:41 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Windows Service always starts (even when I don't want it to) I have Wix code that looks something like this to start a Windows service using a virtual service account: <File Id="****" Name="$(var.RunbookService.exe)" KeyPath="yes" Source="****" /> <ServiceInstall Id='***' Name='***' DisplayName='****' Type='ownProcess' Start='auto' ErrorControl='normal' Description='****' Account='[SERVICEACCOUNT]' Vital='yes'/> <ServiceControl Id="StartServiceVirtualAccount" Start="install" Stop="both" Remove="uninstall" Name="***" Wait="yes" /> And it works fine in starting the service. Problem is, lately the service has been crashing, and therefore I wish to temporarily disable auto-start of the service. I modified the Start parameter to 'demand', but the install still fails as it tries to start the service anyway. I also tried 'disabled', but the service crashes too! What's going on? Log file shows (I've masked out some fields): MSI (s) (78:14) [14:10:16:326]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=InstallServices,Description=Installing new services,Template=Service: [2]) MSI (s) (78:14) [14:10:16:326]: Executing op: ProgressTotal(Total=1,Type=1,ByteEquivalent=1300000) MSI (s) (78:14) [14:10:16:326]: Executing op: ServiceInstall(Name=***,DisplayName=***,ImagePath="***.exe",ServiceType=16,StartType=4,ErrorControl=32769,,Dependencies=[~],,StartName=nt service\***,Password=**********,Description=***,,) MSI (s) (78:14) [14:10:16:358]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=StartServices,Description=Starting services,Template=Service: [1]) MSI (s) (78:14) [14:10:16:358]: Executing op: ProgressTotal(Total=1,Type=1,ByteEquivalent=1300000) MSI (s) (78:14) [14:10:16:373]: Executing op: ServiceControl(,Name=***,Action=1,Wait=1,) MSI (c) (DC:4C) [14:10:46:458]: Font created. Charset: Req=0, Ret=0, Font: Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS Shell Dlg Error 1920. Service '***' (***) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services. When I changed the Start field, I noticed in log that the StartType field went from 2 to 3(demand) to 4(disabled). Eventlog shows that the service crashed. But why is it still starting the service? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
