I’d like to check if some service is running on the local computer before installation of my product. How can I check it?
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I’d like to check if some service is running on the local computer before installation of my product. How can I check it?
This can be done through a custom action. With custom code you can find any information you want about a service. That information can then be saved in installer properties which can be used during install.
Since you need access to installer properties, you will have to use a win32 DLL or VBScript custom action. You can find a C++ DLL custom action tutorial here:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/msicustomaction.aspx