Using InstallUtil - Unknown Error "-1"

28 Aug 2006 1:50 PM

Clancy

I've built a small windows service on .NET 2.0 framework. In order to
test/debug the application if first must be installed using the
InstallUtil command from the vs command prompt. Everything I have
tried results in: Unknown Error "-1"

I built a similar service on my personal machine at home and I am able
to install it doing the same things I have tried above. The problem is
on my work machine. I have local Admin rights, but suspect that there
may be a policy or something preventing it from running. Of course,
our desktop architects don't have any ideas...

Any ideas? (there was an older post on this same subject, but no
replies).

28 Aug 2006 5:10 PM

Clancy

I solved my problem by copying the Installutil.exe from the framework
folder (C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727) directly into
the \bin\Release and/or Debug folder and running if from there.

Kudo's to ms for their awesome error coding. And for all this command
line crap. I'm so glad we've progressed so far since dos.

</sarcasm>

Clancy wrote:
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> I've built a small windows service on .NET 2.0 framework. In order to
> test/debug the application if first must be installed using the
> InstallUtil command from the vs command prompt. Everything I have
> tried results in: Unknown Error "-1"
>
> I built a similar service on my personal machine at home and I am able
> to install it doing the same things I have tried above. The problem is
> on my work machine. I have local Admin rights, but suspect that there
> may be a policy or something preventing it from running. Of course,
> our desktop architects don't have any ideas...
>
> Any ideas? (there was an older post on this same subject, but no
> replies).