Businesses frequently need to install application updates or upgrades or, in some cases, new programs. The Windows Installer Service is an integrated Windows function that allows you to install new ...

No more DLL hell. That was just one of Microsoft Corp.’s goals when it introduced the Windows Installer service along with Windows 2000 nearly four years ago. The service, which now runs on Windows XP ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

There are two possible reasons why this happens. The first is because the VSS service gets stuck, and the second is when the Windows installer itself is a problem. 1] Check if VSS Service is stuck ...

Take advantage of Windows services to build applications that you want to run in the background or execute automatically at predefined intervals of time. A Windows service is a long-running ...

I am under the impression that you need to start out by designing your application as a Window's Service. It's an application target type and will automatically build out the service controller ...