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AndyW
AndyW

Reputation: 441

Visual Studio Advanced Installer - Install a Windows Service with build transforms

I have a .Net 4.7 application which is developed as a windows service. I have an MSI project which does the installation and there is a post install activation script that also gets executed (manually).

I am trying to replicate the old installer using the Advanced Installer Extension in Visual Studio and cant resolve these issues.

The first one is how do I stop Advanced Installer from creating multiple subdirectories in the target installation location. The install parameters have the Application folder set to [ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer][ProductName] however, I am getting [ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer][ProductName][ProductName]. I have the project Output under the Application folder in the files and folders tab.

Secondly, how do I install the application as a Windows Service. I can see this in the external version of Advanced Installer when I create a new package, but can't find the settings for the one within Visual Studio for the existing package.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 622

Answers (1)

herman.smn
herman.smn

Reputation: 1347

Within Advanced Installer extension for VS you cannot configure the install location template, nor a service installation. As you already noticed those settings are available only in the desktop version of Advanced Installer.

As a workaround you can use the [Edit in Advanced Installer] button from VS and then edit the install location template from Install Parameters view in Advanced Installer desktop app.

Also, while in Advanced Installer desktop app you can configure a service installation as exposed in this tutorial.

Upvotes: 0

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