windows-services

I have windows service which will get installed as part of wix installation . Problem is that, currently service is in production and it is not responding to stop due to some poorly written code in service OnStop method . So next time when the user tries to install upgraded version installation will fail because service will never stop when wix tries to stop the service . Is there any way in which i come to know if wix is taking too much time to uninstall and i can kill the process if i get that notification ? Also, is there any way i can kill process based on product version ? Thanks I

We have a windows service installed as a part of our msi WIX installer . During upgrade we are trying to just restart service instead of doing complete reinstall to safe guard the service user creds. A lot of posts discussed in this regard but nothing is conclusive. Tried out disabling DeleteServices during upgrade by doing below, <InstallExecuteSequence> <DeleteServices>NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE</DeleteServices> </InstallExecuteSequence> Note: The above code is in old MSI as well But still saw service getting actually deleted and reinstalled. Tried disabling installservice during upgrade as

I'm trying to create an installer with WiX for a window service, I tried all the answers that I had found and nothing. The installer created with WiX still won't install because of permission, not enough permission... this is my code... <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension'><?define G_TargetDir=$(var.G.TargetDir)?> <Product Id="*" Name="G.Installer" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="" UpgradeCode="PUT-GUID-HERE"> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes"

We have to run a process from a windows service and get a screenshot from it. We tried the BitBlt and PrintWindow Win32 calls, but both give blank (black) bitmaps. If we run our code from a normal user process, it works just fine. Is this something that is even possible? Or could there be another method to try? Things we tried: Windows service running as Local System, runs process as Local System -> screenshot fails Windows service running as Administrator, runs process as Administrator -> screenshot fails. Windows application running as user XYZ, runs a process as XYZ -> screenshot works with

i have a app.config <appSettings> <add key="ServiceName" value="HasService"/> <add key="ServiceDisplayName" value="HasService"/> </appSettings> my service installer class [RunInstaller(true)] public class MyServiceInstaller : System.Configuration.Install.Installer { public MyServiceInstaller() { var process = new ServiceProcessInstaller {Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem}; var serviceAdmin = new ServiceInstaller { StartType = ServiceStartMode.Manual, ServiceName = "HasService", DisplayName = "HasService" }; Installers.Add(process); Installers.Add(serviceAdmin); } } i want to get service

I have a network shared folder mapped to a drive letter, which is accessible from Windows Explorer, from the command prompt as well as from my WinForms application without problem. It is also accessible from my Windows service using a UNC path. However, when I attempt to access this network location using a mapped drive letter from the Windows service, access fails. The Windows service is configured to use my personal "Log On" account credentials, which is the same in all the above cases. I am an administrator. Many customer sites utilize drive letters for network shares and I cannot always

Scenario: A WCF service running as a Windows Service. Account is "User". What is done: I have overridden the OnBeforeInstall in the projectinstaller to be able to set username and password from a config file. What I would be able to do: I'd like to be able to set the starttype as Automatic (Delayed Start) What I have tried: I put the following coderow in the overridden OnBeforeInstall serviceInstaller1.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Automatic + 1; Figured I would trick the ServiceStartMode enum into representing Automatic (Delayed Start), didn't work. Haven't tried anything more simply because I