Error 1783 - instsrv.exe REMOVE from Win2k3

Question

My applications installer offers the user the ability to run the application as a service through use of the srvany.exe application. To remove the application on uninstall, I've been using the application "instsrv.exe" with the following command:

instsrv "myservice" REMOVE

On Windows Server 2003, I encounter an error 1783.

Any ideas what is causing this problem? Am I using the wrong approach for Win2k3?

Answer 1

Hi,

i tried the same with Rk-Tools 2003 and 2000 and I get the same error both times. But after removing the registry-parameters manually after the next reboot the services (i tried out serveral constellations) were gone. Please think about stopping the service before(!) you're gonna delete the registry-entries, because otherwise the service will not accept any further commands. Maybe this whill help you.

Tz