Visual Studio 2010 setup project for VS 2012 Windows Service

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Is it possible to use VS 2010 to create a Setup project for a C# VS 2012 Windows Service? I clicked Add Project Output and in the popup there is no where i can attach the 2012 service project.

Is there any tutorial i can find where it shows how to do this ?

Thanks !

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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VS2012 does not support the project setups that VS2010 has. you can however enable installsheild LE (Lite Edition) for VS2012 and do it this way:

How do i create an InstallShield LE project to install a windows service?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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answered Sep 20 '13 at 23:44

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Thank you ! I have seen some stackoverflow articles that suggested to use VS 2010 for setup. I will try InstallShield . – user636525 Sep 21 '13 at 00:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 20 '13 at 23:59

I am not sure how involved your project is and what Framework it is targeting. You will not be able to use the Wizard, or add a 2012 Project Output in VS2010 because it will not recognize it. You should be able to create a blank installer and add the executable and all ancillary files to it, and it should work. I would be more likely to invest the time to learn WIX or another installer that will be supported.

Visual Studio 2010 setup project for VS 2012 Windows Service

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