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peter shoop
peter shoop

Reputation: 31

VS 2012: 'Add Installer' from Windows Service not working

Created a windows service in VS2012. Right clicked on the service and selected 'Add Installer' as done in VS2010

Got the message:

Unable to add installer. The designer could not add a Project Installer.

Anybody run into this ?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 6282

Answers (3)

phil1630
phil1630

Reputation: 301

Check to see if the files already exist. In my case, a previous developer excluded the installer files from the project, so I did not see them until I opened a Windows Explorer on the source folder.

Upvotes: 13

Michael Lang
Michael Lang

Reputation: 1180

Do you have an Express version? I have not run into this problem with Visual Studio Professional 2012 on Windows 8 N Pro. I can right click on the designer surface and click on item "Add Installer" and a class is created called 'ProjectInstaller'.

You can create the project installer class manually. Designers are overrated anyway. I have written a blog article on how to do this. Simple Installer for Windows Service Using Visual Studio 2012

Is there a reason you need a deployment wizard? Is there a configuration parameter you need to prompt the installing user with? I generally just use a configuration file and package up each environment's configuration with the deployable.

Upvotes: 2

Robert
Robert

Reputation: 1726

The Project Installer is not included in VS 2012. If you right click your solution and choose Add, New Project, then go to Other Project Types and choose Setup and Deployment, it should take you to the InstallShield page where you can download and install the Limited edition of InstallShield for free (you will have to register and get an activation code via email). Once installed, repeat the steps above and it should prompt you to either register the software or continue with a trial version.

Upvotes: 0

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