msi installer - service isn't starting

Question

I've created an msi for a .net service (AqPlugins). It builds without issue.

I've done an install using the msi on a server. In the application log I see:

Windows Installer reconfigured the product. Product Name: AqPlugins. Product Version: 1.0.0. Product Language: 1033. Reconfiguration success or error status: 0.

However, when I take a look at all the running services on the server I don't see AqPlugins. Any idea what I could be doing wrong or where to go from here?

Answer 1

After the install you may also need to call InstallUtil e.g.

c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\InstallUtil -i FullPathToExectuable