Install multiple instance of windows service application (c#) using setup project

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Hi,

I have created a windows service application in c#. I want to create msi installer to install multiple instance of the same service application on the single project. For that I have added one dialog to take instance name at installation time from user.

At the time of fresh installation, all going well. But when I run msi installer second time with transforms(which is transforming productname & productcode and one added property MSINEWINSTANCE) using following command.

msiexec /I setup.msi TRANSFORMS=transformfilename.mst MSINEWINSTANCE=1

It is launching installer for new install. Installer takes parameters and finally installation process completed successfully,but It is not installing service application. Infect it is not invoking serviceinstaller class.

What is the thing I am missing ?

I really need this thing in my application. Please replay.

Thanks in Advance.

Niraj

Posted 23-Jun-11 5:31am

patel niraj

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 23-Jun-11 12:07pm

Why on Earth installing the same Windows Service twice? What is it supposed to do?
--SA

patel niraj 23-Jun-11 12:20pm

Hi SAKryukov,

My application is an connector between two system. And I want to make this connector running without interrupt. So I want to install all the connector service between different instances on the same machine(server).

Thanks
Niraj

fjdiewornncalwe 23-Jun-11 12:30pm

Why on earth aren't you using properly structured threading instead?

patel niraj 23-Jun-11 12:41pm

Hi, Marcus Kramer

All the instances need to have multiple different parameters, configuration files. And yes main thing is that, all the instances are for different parties. So it can be possible to configure accordingly and need to restart as per the client requirement.

Thanks
Niraj

videlin 23-Jun-11 15:33pm

Are you sure the name of the second windows service is different?

patel niraj 23-Jun-11 15:45pm

Hi videlin,

I am taking service name from user using custom dialog and setting service name in overridden method OnBeforInstall(). In second install installer taking service name,but it control is not reaching to the OnBeforeInstall method. Infect service installer class is not initializing.

Thanks,
Niraj

Member 4267709 28-Sep-11 6:07am

Hi Niraj,

I am stuck in the same scenario as yours. Did you find a solution to do it?

Thanks,
Nikhil

videlin 23-Jun-11 16:02pm

I had some problems to fire a custom action when "everyone" is selected. It works with "just for me". Try to use "just for me" installation. Or select that option in the project (installAllUsers=False) if you don't want to show the radio buttons. And it is good idea to add "System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();" at the beginning of the custom action method (in your case OnBeforInstall()), so you can catch it when it starts.

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Vivek Krishnamurthy · Answer 1 · 2011-06-23T11:06:00

I am not sure what you are trying to do is the best way to do it, will leave it with you.

However coming to the problem with the installer. I think in this case its best to use sc util with create command to install services.

For more details refer to How to create a Windows service by using Sc.exe[^]
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sc.mspx?mfr=true[^]