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Can I package a windows service?

Author
27 Nov 2006 1:29 AM
Bishop
Wanted to find out if I can package a service with the installer project.  I
know I can add files and registry entries but is there some automated way to
create an install package that installes it as a service? If not,
recomendations?

Author
27 Nov 2006 11:13 AM
Leon Mayne
"Bishop" wrote:
> Wanted to find out if I can package a service with the installer project.  I
> know I can add files and registry entries but is there some automated way to
> create an install package that installes it as a service? If not,
> recomendations?

This might help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317421
Author
27 Nov 2006 2:46 PM
Bishop
Worked great.  Thanks.

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"Leon Mayne" <LeonMa***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Bishop" wrote:
>> Wanted to find out if I can package a service with the installer project.
>> I
>> know I can add files and registry entries but is there some automated way
>> to
>> create an install package that installes it as a service? If not,
>> recomendations?
>
> This might help:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317421