Re: Adding another EXE to a windows service

From: Phil Wilson (pdjwilson_at_nospam.cox.net)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 06:58:24 -0800

You don't need to put it in a merge module. You can just go the File System
on Target Machine view and add the VB exe there. 

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Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
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"Lord Brett Sinclair" <a@nospam.com> wrote in message 
news:OHW4TkOwEHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hello everybody
> I created a windows services with an msi file.
> I have another small vb.net exe that I would like to install when I 
> install
> the windows service.
> I tried to create a merge module for the exe, and added it to the windows
> service...but somehow, I can not get the exe to be installed.
> Can somebody can point me to the right direction ?
>
> Regards
> LBS
>

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