Insalling a Service

[Krenshau]

I am installing a service and it won't start. When I use the command prompt to net start servicename it says that the service can't be found or the name isn't recognized. I am using INNO to install. I have never installed a service before, do I need to register it or anything?

[sevenhalo]

You use InstallUtil.exe from a command window. There's a way to add it to your deployment package (in .Net anyway), but I'd have to find the link on how to do that again.

[Krenshau]

I am using VB6 to program in, and INNO to install the files.

[randem]

Krenshau,

The installation of a service is contained in your app. How did you achieve this?

[Shuja Ali]

Setup will only install the EXE on the system, it is your responsibility to run exename -install on the command prompt before you could use the service. Open command prompt, go to the folder where the EXE is located and then type this and press enter

yourexename -install

This will install the exe as a Service, now you can start the service from the command prompt or service control manager.

[randem]

Setup will only install the EXE on the system, it is your responsibility to run exename -install on the command prompt before you could use the service.

Shuja Ali,

Incorrect, Inno will run another program while it installs the first.

[Shuja Ali]

Shuja Ali,

Incorrect, Inno will run another program while it installs the first.

So does that mean that Inno will install the EXE as a service too after finishing installing the program?

I don't use Inno, however the PDW program does not do it on its own, you have to customize it before you can actually use it for installing the services.

[randem]

Shuja Ali,

Yes, Inno Setup will do that and much more. If you decide to look at Inno Setup, also look at the third party tools for it. Check my signature for both.

[Shuja Ali]

I will definetly take a look at Inno sometime soon.

In the meantime let us see whether OP has been able to resolve the problem or not?