Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Assembling an Installation
Login Username, Password
Enter the Windows account information for the account the service is to run
under. Example: .\Username or Domain\Username.
Load Order Group
Enter the group that this service will be a part of. Groups are loaded
alphabetically at startup.
Dependencies
Enter the names of any other services that must be running before this service
can start.
Error Control
Specify what happens if an error is reported while starting the service.
Ignore Error
Logs the error in an error log and continues.
Normal Error
Displays a message to the end user and logs the error in an error log.
Critical Error
Restarts the system and sets it to the last known good menu.
Service that runs in its own process
Mark this if the service runs as its own process.
Service that shares a process with others
Mark this if the service runs as a shared process, such as a kernel driver or file
system driver.
Automatic
Mark this to have the service always start when the destination computer is
started.
Manual
Mark this to have the service enabled but not automatically started. If this
option is marked, the end user can start the process manually using the
Services control panel or Services application.
Service interacts with desktop
Mark this to have the service display UI (examples: an application window, an
item on the taskbar, and so on) to the end user while it is running.
7. Click OK.
The service appears. To edit it, double-click its name. To delete it, use the right-click
menu.
Controlling Services on the Destination Computer
You can start, stop, and delete services that are in the installation or services that are
already installed on the destination computer.
See
Adding a Service to the Destination Computer
on page 179.
To control a service
1. Do one of the following:
Select Installation Expert > Services page.
