ServiceProcessInstaller Class

Definition

public ref class ServiceProcessInstaller : System::Configuration::Install::ComponentInstaller

public class ServiceProcessInstaller : System.Configuration.Install.ComponentInstaller

type ServiceProcessInstaller = class
    inherit ComponentInstaller

Public Class ServiceProcessInstaller
Inherits ComponentInstaller

Inheritance

Object

MarshalByRefObject

Component

Installer

ComponentInstaller

ServiceProcessInstaller

Examples

The following example creates a project installer called MyProjectInstaller, which inherits from Installer. It is assumed there is a service executable that contains two services, "Hello-World Service 1" and "Hello-World Service 2". Within the constructor for MyProjectInstaller (which would be called by the install utility), ServiceInstaller objects are created for each service, and a ServiceProcessInstaller is created for the executable. For the install utility to recognize MyProjectInstaller as a valid installer, the RunInstallerAttribute attribute is set to true.

Optional properties are set on the process installer and the service installers before the installers are added to the Installers collection. When the install utility accesses MyProjectInstaller, the objects added to the Installers collection through a call to InstallerCollection.Add will be installed in turn. During the process, the installer maintains state information indicating which objects have been installed, so each object can be backed out in turn in case of an installation failure.

Normally, you would not instantiate your project installer class explicitly. You would create it and add the RunInstallerAttribute, but the install utility actually calls, and therefore instantiates, the class.

#using <System.dll>
#using <System.ServiceProcess.dll>
#using <System.Configuration.Install.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Configuration::Install;
using namespace System::ServiceProcess;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;

[RunInstaller(true)]
public ref class MyProjectInstaller : public Installer
{
private:
    ServiceInstaller^ serviceInstaller1;
    ServiceInstaller^ serviceInstaller2;
    ServiceProcessInstaller^ processInstaller;

public:
    MyProjectInstaller()
    {
        // Instantiate installers for process and services.
        processInstaller = gcnew ServiceProcessInstaller;
        serviceInstaller1 = gcnew ServiceInstaller;
        serviceInstaller2 = gcnew ServiceInstaller;

        // The services run under the system account.
        processInstaller->Account = ServiceAccount::LocalSystem;

        // The services are started manually.
        serviceInstaller1->StartType = ServiceStartMode::Manual;
        serviceInstaller2->StartType = ServiceStartMode::Manual;

        // ServiceName must equal those on ServiceBase derived classes.
        serviceInstaller1->ServiceName = "Hello-World Service 1";
        serviceInstaller2->ServiceName = "Hello-World Service 2";

        // Add installers to collection. Order is not important.
        Installers->Add( serviceInstaller1 );
        Installers->Add( serviceInstaller2 );
        Installers->Add( processInstaller );
    }

    static void Main()
    {
        Console::WriteLine("Usage: InstallUtil.exe [<service>.exe]");
    }
};

int main()
{
    MyProjectInstaller::Main();
}

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Configuration.Install;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.ComponentModel;

[RunInstaller(true)]
public class MyProjectInstaller : Installer
{
    private ServiceInstaller serviceInstaller1;
    private ServiceInstaller serviceInstaller2;
    private ServiceProcessInstaller processInstaller;

    public MyProjectInstaller()
    {
        // Instantiate installers for process and services.
        processInstaller = new ServiceProcessInstaller();
        serviceInstaller1 = new ServiceInstaller();
        serviceInstaller2 = new ServiceInstaller();

        // The services run under the system account.
        processInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;

        // The services are started manually.
        serviceInstaller1.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Manual;
        serviceInstaller2.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Manual;

        // ServiceName must equal those on ServiceBase derived classes.
        serviceInstaller1.ServiceName = "Hello-World Service 1";
        serviceInstaller2.ServiceName = "Hello-World Service 2";

        // Add installers to collection. Order is not important.
        Installers.Add(serviceInstaller1);
        Installers.Add(serviceInstaller2);
        Installers.Add(processInstaller);
    }

    public static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Usage: InstallUtil.exe [<service>.exe]");
    }
}

Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Configuration.Install
Imports System.ServiceProcess
Imports System.ComponentModel

<RunInstallerAttribute(True)> _
Public Class MyProjectInstaller
    Inherits Installer
    Private serviceInstaller1 As ServiceInstaller
    Private serviceInstaller2 As ServiceInstaller
    Private processInstaller As ServiceProcessInstaller    
    
    Public Sub New()
        ' Instantiate installers for process and services.
        processInstaller = New ServiceProcessInstaller()
        serviceInstaller1 = New ServiceInstaller()
        serviceInstaller2 = New ServiceInstaller()
        
        ' The services will run under the system account.
        processInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem
        
        ' The services will be started manually.
        serviceInstaller1.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Manual
        serviceInstaller2.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Manual
        
        ' ServiceName must equal those on ServiceBase derived classes.            
        serviceInstaller1.ServiceName = "Hello-World Service 1"
        serviceInstaller2.ServiceName = "Hello-World Service 2"
        
        ' Add installers to collection. Order is not important.
        Installers.Add(serviceInstaller1)
        Installers.Add(serviceInstaller2)
        Installers.Add(processInstaller)
    End Sub

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Console.WriteLine("Usage: InstallUtil.exe [<service>.exe]")
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The ServiceProcessInstaller does work common to all services in an executable. It is used by the installation utility to write registry values associated with services you want to install.

To install a service, create a project installer class that inherits from Installer, and set the RunInstallerAttribute on the class to true. Within your project, instantiate one ServiceProcessInstaller instance per service application, and one ServiceInstaller instance for each service in the application. Finally, add the ServiceProcessInstaller instance and the ServiceInstaller instances to your project installer class.

When InstallUtil.exe runs, the utility looks for classes in the service assembly with the RunInstallerAttribute set to true. Add classes to the service assembly by adding them to the Installers collection associated with your project installer. If RunInstallerAttribute is false, the install utility ignores the project installer.

For an instance of ServiceProcessInstaller, properties you can modify include specifying that a service application run under an account other than the logged-on user. You can specify a particular Username and Password pair under which the service should run, or you can use Account to specify that the service run under the computer's System account, a local or network service account, or a user account.

Normally, you do not call the methods on ServiceInstaller within your code; they are generally called only by the install utility. The install utility automatically calls the ServiceProcessInstaller.Install and ServiceInstaller.Install methods during the installation process. It backs out failures, if necessary, by calling Rollback (or ServiceInstaller.Rollback) on all previously installed components.

An application's install routine maintains information automatically about the components already installed, using the project installer's Installer.Context. This state information is continuously updated as the ServiceProcessInstaller instance and each ServiceInstaller instance is installed by the utility. It is usually unnecessary for your code to modify this state information explicitly.

Instantiating a ServiceProcessInstaller causes the base class constructor, ComponentInstaller, to be called.

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Events

Applies to

See also

• ServiceInstaller
• ServiceBase
• ComponentInstaller
• Installers
• ServiceAccount
• ServiceInstallerDialog