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copied!<p>You can write a self-installing service and have it set a list of services your service depends on when the installer is executed.</p> <p>Basic steps:</p> <ul> <li>Add a reference to System.Configuration.Install to your project.</li> <li>Add a class that derives from <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.install.installer.aspx" rel="noreferrer">System.Configuration.Install.Installer</a> and has the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.componentmodel.runinstallerattribute.aspx" rel="noreferrer">RunInstaller attribute</a> applied.</li> <li>In its constructor create both a <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.serviceprocessinstaller(VS.80).aspx" rel="noreferrer">ServiceProcessInstaller</a> and a <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.serviceinstaller(VS.80).aspx" rel="noreferrer">ServiceInstaller</a> object.</li> <li>On the ServiceInstaller object you mark all the dependencies you want/need with the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.serviceinstaller.servicesdependedon(VS.80).aspx" rel="noreferrer">ServicesDependedOn</a> property.</li> <li>Add these two installers to the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.install.installercollection(VS.80).aspx" rel="noreferrer">InstallersCollection</a> your installer inherited from System.Configuration.Install.Installer</li> <li>done.</li> </ul> <p>edit: forgot to mention that you can use e.g. <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/50614e95.aspx" rel="noreferrer">Installutil.exe</a> to invoke the installer.</p> <pre><code>[RunInstaller(true)] public class MyServiceInstaller : Installer { public MyServiceInstaller() { using ( ServiceProcessInstaller procInstaller=new ServiceProcessInstaller() ) { procInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem; using ( ServiceInstaller installer=new ServiceInstaller() ) { installer.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Automatic; installer.ServiceName = "FooService"; installer.DisplayName = "serves a lot of foo."; installer.ServicesDependedOn = new string [] { "CLIPBOOK" }; this.Installers.Add(procInstaller); this.Installers.Add(installer); } } } }</code></pre>

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