Is it possible to create an installer for a VB.Net Windows Service?

[kumarshah]

Using VS.Net?

I am not talking about the installer we put into the service, but an external installer that actually installs the service on a client machine.

Thanks!

 

[JohnH]

You normally install the service with a setup project where after installation you add custom action to run the service with the installutil.exe commandline utility.

Your profile is .Net 2.0, if you are using Express or Standard edition you only got ClickOnce that doesn't support such advanced features, so you would have to resort to other options.

MSDN2 "Walkthrough: Creating a Windows Service Application in the Component Designer" http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/zt39148a.aspx