Windows installer problem

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Lothar Behrens

Hi,

I have written a windows service that could be installed and
uninstalled without problems (including startup of the service). But
when I try to update the components by a newer version the installer
complains about that the service is installed and rolls back.

The installer class looks like this and the last function was my
second attempt to stop the service to avoid a message that an
application must be stopped before updating. This is no problem as I
am doing a silent install.

How to overcome the installed service problem without writing two
different installers?

Is the BeforeInstall handler the right starting point to get rid of
the second problem?
(But probably missing a wait for stopping)

Thanks, Lothar

private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller = new
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller();
this.MonitoringServiceInstaller = new
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller();
this.serviceController1 = new
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController();
//
// MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller
//
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller.Account =
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller.Password = null;
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller.Username = null;
//
// MonitoringServiceInstaller
//
this.MonitoringServiceInstaller.ServiceName = "MyService";
this.MonitoringServiceInstaller.StartType =
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceStartMode.Automatic;
//
// serviceController1
//
this.serviceController1.ServiceName = "MyService";
//
// SMCMonitoringInstaller
//
this.Installers.AddRange(new
System.Configuration.Install.Installer[] {
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller,
this.MonitoringServiceInstaller});
this.BeforeUninstall += new
System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler(this.SMCMonitoringInstaller_BeforeUninstall);
this.BeforeInstall += new
System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler(this.SMCMonitoringInstaller_BeforeInstall);
this.AfterInstall += new
System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler(this.SMCMonitoringInstaller_AfterInstall);

}

private void SMCMonitoringInstaller_AfterInstall(object
sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
serviceController1.Start();
}

private void SMCMonitoringInstaller_BeforeUninstall(object
sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
serviceController1.Stop();
}

private void SMCMonitoringInstaller_BeforeInstall(object
sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
try
{
serviceController1.Stop();
}
catch
{

}
}
 
Hi,

I have written a windows service that could be installed and
uninstalled without problems (including startup of the service). But
when I try to update the components by a newer version the installer
complains about that the service is installed and rolls back.

The installer class looks like this and the last function was my
second attempt to stop the service to avoid a message that an
application must be stopped before updating. This is no problem as I
am doing a silent install.

How to overcome the installed service problem without writing two
different installers?

Is the BeforeInstall handler the right starting point to get rid of
the second problem?
(But probably missing a wait for stopping)

Thanks, Lothar

private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller = new
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller();
this.MonitoringServiceInstaller = new
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller();
this.serviceController1 = new
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController();
//
// MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller
//
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller.Account =
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller.Password = null;
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller.Username = null;
//
// MonitoringServiceInstaller
//
this.MonitoringServiceInstaller.ServiceName = "MyService";
this.MonitoringServiceInstaller.StartType =
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceStartMode.Automatic;
//
// serviceController1
//
this.serviceController1.ServiceName = "MyService";
//
// SMCMonitoringInstaller
//
this.Installers.AddRange(new
System.Configuration.Install.Installer[] {
this.MonitoringServiceProcessInstaller,
this.MonitoringServiceInstaller});
this.BeforeUninstall += new
System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler(this.SMCMonitoringInstaller_BeforeUninstall);
this.BeforeInstall += new
System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler(this.SMCMonitoringInstaller_BeforeInstall);
this.AfterInstall += new
System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler(this.SMCMonitoringInstaller_AfterInstall);

}

private void SMCMonitoringInstaller_AfterInstall(object
sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
serviceController1.Start();
}

private void SMCMonitoringInstaller_BeforeUninstall(object
sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
serviceController1.Stop();
}

private void SMCMonitoringInstaller_BeforeInstall(object
sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
try
{
serviceController1.Stop();
}
catch
{

}
}
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What if you try uninstalling the older service, not just stopping it?
 
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