I'm trying to update a windows service that is already present on a system. The service has been previously installed and assigned a specific user account to run under. Is there a way to query the user name and password from this existing service so i can preserve and replace this info when i install the new version? ... View more

I have an install which intentionally deletes the program from appearing in the Add / Remove window. Every time this install is run, the compatibility wizard returns identifying that the program may not have installed correctly, which it definitely did. I'm fairly certain the compatibility issues are related to the deleted Add / Remove entry. Is there a way to bypass this behavior and instruct Win7 not to show that message? ... View more

Is there a way to build an MSI install which will leave zero registry entries behind? I realize this is contradictory to the entire spirit of MSI... We have an install procedure which is basically a glorified file copy that moves several thousand files to a set directory structure. Updates to this package are done by deleting the parent folder and re-installing files. We have this procedure in an installshield exe format which leaves no trace in Add/Remove or anywhere in the registry. I need the same idea in an MSI installer. I know how to remove it from ARP, but how or is it possible to turn off registry logging completely for an MSI? ... View more