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Adding a Service to the Destination Computer
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Show Associated
Mark this to display the MIME types currently associated with the selected file
extension. To disassociate a MIME type, clear its check box.
3.
Click OK.
Use the Services page to define applications to be installed as a service. You also can
start, stop, and delete services that are installed on the destination computer. For
information on coding an application to run as a service, consult Microsoft developer
documentation.
Application files that can be installed as a service are: .EXE, .VXD, .SYS, or .386.
You can add a service to an installation from Installation Expert or Setup Editor.
After you add a service, you can set options to start, stop, and delete services on the
destination computer.
See
Controlling Services on the Destination
To add a service
1.
Select Installation Expert > Files page.
2.
From Current Feature, select a feature or condition. (Because any item you add
must be assigned to a specific feature, you cannot add an item when All Features
is selected.)
Items that you add to a feature are installed on the destination computer only if the
feature is installed.
Items that you add to a condition are installed only if the feature is installed and the
condition is true.
3.
Add the file that runs the service. Application files that can be installed as a service
are: .EXE, .VXD, .SYS, or .386.
4.
Do one of the following:
Select Installation Expert > Services page.
From Current Feature, select a feature or condition.
Click Add at the right of the page and select Create Service.
On the Features or Components tab in Setup Editor, right-click a feature or
component and select New > Service.
The Select File dialog box appears, which displays only the files that are associated
with the currently-selected feature. The left list box displays the directory structure
of the installation, and the right list box displays files in the selected directory.
5.
Select a file in the right list box and click OK.
The Create Service Details dialog box appears.
6.
Complete the dialog box:
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