Deploying a Service in Windows 2K

[skbergam]

Hi. I am learning how to write services in C#. I wrote at and made the
deployment package but when I try to install by running the .msi file that I
created it begins the setup just fine but then it asks me for a user name and
password (which I am assuming a Service needs to use when it starts). I give
the administrator name and password but then it says that it si invalid. I
have checked it many times but it still does the same thing. I have also
confirmed that the user is also an administrator but it still says I entered
an invalid username and password and won't continue with the installation.
Can anyone help me please? Thank you!

[Phil Wilson]

If you want the Service to run under the local system account, set the
ServiceProcessInstaller Account property to a ServiceAccount value that's
not User (which is probably why it's prompting you). Entering a valid user
account there should work fine, you might have a domain issue, and if so,
using <machine name>\Administrator and the valid password might work.
--
Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=280

"skbergam" <sk******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi. I am learning how to write services in C#. I wrote at and made the
deployment package but when I try to install by running the .msi file that
I
created it begins the setup just fine but then it asks me for a user name
and
password (which I am assuming a Service needs to use when it starts). I
give
the administrator name and password but then it says that it si invalid. I
have checked it many times but it still does the same thing. I have also
confirmed that the user is also an administrator but it still says I
entered
an invalid username and password and won't continue with the installation.
Can anyone help me please? Thank you!

Thanks Phil. I love you. J/K

-----Original Message-----
If you want the Service to run under the local system account, set theServiceProcessInstaller Account property to a ServiceAccount value that'snot User (which is probably why it's prompting you). Entering a valid useraccount there should work fine, you might have a domain issue, and if so,using <machine name>\Administrator and the valid password might work.--
Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=280

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Hi. I am learning how to write services in C#. I wrote at and made the deployment package but when I try to install by running the .msi file that I
created it begins the setup just fine but then it asks me for a user name and
password (which I am assuming a Service needs to use when it starts). I give
the administrator name and password but then it says that it si invalid. I have checked it many times but it still does the same thing. I have also confirmed that the user is also an administrator but it still says I entered
an invalid username and password and won't continue with the installation. Can anyone help me please? Thank you!

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