Windows installer service automatic

After the search is complete, make a note of the location of the Msiexec. On the File menu, click Close to close the Search dialog box. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. In the right pane of the Registry Editor window, double-click ImagePath. In the Edit String dialog box that appears, make sure that the string in the Value data box contains the correct path for the Msiexec. Note The following is an example of the correct path, where drive is the drive where Windows is installed:.

If the Value data box does not contain the correct path, make changes to correct the path, and then click OK to close the Edit String dialog box. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor. Start your computer in Safe mode, and then register the Msiexec. To do this, follow these steps:. Restart your computer and press the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, press the F8 key when you see the Boot menu.

If the Boot menu appears again, and the words "Safe Mode" appear in blue at the bottom, select the installation that you want to start, and then press ENTER. If you still cannot install Microsoft Office successfully and you receive an error message that is similar to the message listed in the "Symptoms" section, go to Method 3.

In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK. Update the Windows Installer files to the latest version. To do so, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, and then download and install Windows Installer 2. How are you getting serviceInstaller? Such class shall implement System. See this msdn guide for more information. PhilipRego Presumably serviceInstaller is the ServiceInstaller object referred to by sender in the event handler, which is normally instantiated in the ServiceInstaller constructor.

Show 4 more comments. After refactoring a little bit, this is an example of a complete windows service installer with automatic start: using System.

ComponentModel; using System. Install; using System. ServiceProcess; namespace Example. Automatic; serviceInstaller.

Add serviceInstaller ; Installers. Add processInstaller ; serviceInstaller. Fenix 1, 1 1 gold badge 13 13 silver badges 21 21 bronze badges. Pedro Pereira Pedro Pereira 5 5 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. The inner exception System. InvalidOperationException was thrown with the following error message: Cannot start service serviceName on computer '. Win32Exception was thrown with the following error message: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the service.

The errors seized once I commented out the line "InitializeComponent ". I believe this line is duplicating all the other lines as the logs seem to show two identical things happening at together before the error: Installing service serviceName Service serviceName has been successfully installed. Creating EventLog source serviceName in log Application Installing service serviceName An exception occurred in the OnAfterInstall event handler of System. You really saved my day : Thank you for this useful comment.

After I had commented out InitializeComponent call, my service also started perfectly — Konstantin. How about following commands? Hemant Hemant I wrote this in my installation batch file right after the installation is done.

Fawad Surosh. Programmatic options for controlling services: Native code can used, "Starting a Service". Maximum control with minimum dependencies but the most work. This is good for cases where you need to be able to perform other processing e.

NET application can use ServiceController. Richard Richard k 21 21 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. AlexDrenea AlexDrenea 7, 1 1 gold badge 30 30 silver badges 48 48 bronze badges. Here is a procedure and code using generated ProjectInstaller in Visual Studio: Create Windows Service project in Visual Studio Generate installers to the service Open ProjectInstaller in design editor it should open automatically when installer is created and set properties of generated serviceProcessInstaller1 e.

Account: LocalSystem and serviceInstaller1 e. AfterInstall - see the following code. The first method is to use Services. Here are steps:. Step 1: In the Start menu search bar, type services. Step 2: The list of services will be displayed. Right-click the Windows Installer Service and select Properties. Step 3: Under Startup type , select Automatic and click the Start button to enable it.

How to disable Windows Installer Service on Windows 11? You can follow the steps below:.