Install Service As Delayed Automatic

Question

I have a service coded in c# .NET 3.5 being installed using a Visual Studio 2010 installer. I need the service to be set up as Automatic Delayed start. I have found some articles which tell me to set the Service to Automatic, and then add a DWORD to the Registry at HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\theservice. The problem is that I'm not quite sure how to add the Registry key using my installer.

One site I visited suggested this script:

Set-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\theservice" -Name "DelayedAutostart" -Value 1 -Type DWORD

However, I don't see a way to add a post-install event to the installer. Microsoft and jdknight (bottom post) both suggest running a AfterInstall Event, but again I am not quite sure how to incorporate it with the Visual Studio installer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Can't you just the setup project's Registry view to add whatever key and data you need?

Note that you can Right-click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then New key, then add SYSTEM, and proceed to add other folders like CurrentControlSet.