I've got a windows service project, written in C++. I'd like to add it as part of a .msi setup / installer project. I can install it okay, but I'd like to also register the service with target machine, so that it appears in the windows service control manager applet (available from control panel -> administration -> services)

I can do this with the command

sc.exe create myservice binpath=c:\myservice.exe

How can I add this to the installer project?

If this is managed C++ you'd use Installer classes like C# does.
If it's plain C++, I don't believe there is any built-in support in VS setup projects. Those services are typically installed with a command line /Service, something like that. You'd run that as a custom action at install and the /unregserver (or whatever) as an uninstall custom action.

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Phil Wilson

If this is managed C++ you'd use Installer classes like C# does.
If it's plain C++, I don't believe there is any built-in support in VS setup projects. Those services are typically installed with a command line /Service, something like that. You'd run that as a custom action at install and the /unregserver (or whatever) as an uninstall custom action.

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Phil Wilson