Wix - How to install multiple windows services with one executable?

Question

I\'m trying to install multiple windows services with the same executable, but WiX doesn\'t like the same name attributes in the two file tags. I have tried changing the names o

Answer 1

Finally found the solution. for multple services in same exe, you have to set Type="shareProcess" in ServiceInstall element and both the services will work just fine. I found this out by installing my service using "InstallUtil" and compared the registry structure. "InstallUtil" set type to ownProcess, so i changed mine in installer too and that worked like a charm.