http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/04/18/577665.aspxThe Installer class Now that we have our simple service to install, let’s take a look at how we can install it. Custom installers in the .NET Framework all derive from the Installer class. There are several methods that you can override in thisen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/04/18/577665.aspx#579751Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:36:48 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:579751James HiggsThanks Rob. I guess we're stuck with the Registry hack or calling ChangeServiceConfig2<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=579751" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/04/18/577665.aspx#578785Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:11:42 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:578785JeroenThis seems to be the only blog in the world that does not syndicate the content of the articles, only the abstract. <br> <br>This is very annoying, any chance this will be changed?<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=578785" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/04/18/577665.aspx#578598Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:39:44 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:578598robviHi James, <br> <br>You know what? &nbsp;To be honest with you I'm not sure of a good way to do this in v1.1 aside from tweaking some registry keys. &nbsp;In v2.0 however, we've added a new property to ServiceInstaller to do this. &nbsp;Set ServiceInstaller.Description to the long description that you want (by long description I'm assuming you're talking about the one that appears in the services.msc). &nbsp;That should do the trick. <br> <br>Thanks for asking, <br>-Rob<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=578598" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/04/18/577665.aspx#578589Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:23:48 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:578589robviHi Eric, yes you could override OnBeforeInstall and OnAfterInstall instead of hooking up the events. &nbsp;I thought it would be nice to show this way though. &nbsp;When overriding the methods in the base class though, you have to remember to call the base class' OnBeforeInstall/OnAfterInstall to make sure registered delegates are notified of the events. <br> <br>Thanks for pointing this out for other people who might have been confused by this!<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=578589" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/04/18/577665.aspx#578553Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:27:01 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:578553James HiggsI'm hoping you'll cover how to set the long description for a service - there doesn't seem to be any managed way to do this, in v1.1 at least.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=578553" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2006/04/18/577665.aspx#578337Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:16:01 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:578337Eric WilsonWouldn't it be better to just override OnBeforeInstall and OnAfterInstall instead of hooking up the events?<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=578337" width="1" height="1">