Windows Service: Missing 'add installer' link

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John Granade - 10 Oct 2007 21:59 GMT

I'm trying to setup a simple Windows Service that can host a WCF service.
But I'm running into a weird problem just getting the Windows Service setup.
Every example and MSDN help I read says to click the service in the designer
so it has focus. Then right-click and select 'add installer' however the
'add installer' option isn't there for me. I've created brand new vb.net
and c# Windows Service projects and I still have the same problem. I can
add an 'installer' class file as a separate file but I should have the 'add
installer' link option and then it will create the projectInstaller and the
serviceInstaller.

Has anyone seen this on VS 2005 before?

Thanks,

John

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John Granade - 12 Oct 2007 18:11 GMT

Not sure what happened to the 'add installer' link but I was able to just
manually add a 'installer' file and get it working.

John

> I'm trying to setup a simple Windows Service that can host a WCF service.
> But I'm running into a weird problem just getting the Windows Service
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> John

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