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I have created a setup project for my service in vs.net and
added a custom action containing this code:

ServiceController controller = new ServiceController("myservice");
controller.Start();
controller.Close();

If I run the code standalone after installation, then it works fine
but after adding it as a custom action under "install" then i get
this message:

Cannot start service from the command line or debugger. A windows Service
must first be installed (using installutil.exe) and then started with the
ServerExplorer, Windows Services Administrative tool or the NET START command.

I was led to believe that custom actions run after the install has finished
but it dosent look like it. What is the right way to start the service
(programmably).

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Phil Wilson

See if your code works if you put it in the Commit custom action. This might
correct two possible causes of the problem:
1. Your Service isn't fully installed until the Commit custom action is
called.
2. Your Service might have a dependency on an assembly in the GAC, and that
assembly isn't installed at the time your Install custom action is called.
Custom actions are not called when the install is finished. Other tools can
move them around in the install, but VS puts them in a fixed place before
the install has finished. All other tools I've ever seen that install
Services don't use custom actions because Windows Installer has built-in
support for installing them - these other tools just populate the
ServiceInstall and ServiceControl tables in the MSI file.
--
Phil Wilson
[MVP Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590592972/104-7044380-4696760

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I get the same problem if I put it in commit. I have tried
the AfterInstall event too - same result. Also tried
overwriting commit() and install() on the projectinstaller
- same result.

That ServiceControl table you mention - can it be used to
start the service? and if so - how? I find it at bit mysterious
that msdn has lots of clear documentation on how to build
and install a service, but nothing on how to start it.

I havent got any old com objects that need removing, so it
should be fairly easy to start the service without rebooting.

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