Windows Service Installation Need to ask for username and password

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Hi everybody.
I'm trying to make my service installer ask for username and password.
I'm supposed to ser Account property to "User" on the Service Process Installer, however it still doesn't make it.

When I install it with command prompt "installutil", it works. Has somebody had this problem? What am I missing? I have followed a lot of tutorials on the web, and still can't make it work

Posted 2-Jun-11 23:25pm

garfield185

Updated 8-Jun-11 0:25am

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This article explains that

Install a Windows Service in a smart way instead of using the Windows Installer MSI package[^]

Posted 2-Jun-11 23:41pm

thatraja

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garfield185 3-Jun-11 5:56am

Hi thatraja.
Good article, however, what I exactly need is to be asked for the username and password. In the article says "When using the default Installer, there are only two ways to do that: type in the username and password box during installation or have a fixed username and password inside the Installer code."
That's what I need, to type it. But I can't make the installer to ask for ir, it doesn't prompt that window asking for username and password... I don't know why...

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garfield185 · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-09T00:44:00

I found the solution by myself.

To make the installer ask for username and password for registering the service, you must do the following:

- Right click on the installer project, view, Custom Actions.
- On Install folder, you must add the Service primary output, the same as in File System option.

I was only adding this service primary output on file system. this way, all the files were being correctly copied on the destination folder, but after that you need to register the service. this way, it works.

I hope to help somebody, someday. ;)