Summary

In this chapter, we discussed Windows Services both from the standpoint of working with them via the command line with the sc.exe utility and with WiX. WiX lets you add a new service to the services management console and configure its startup, error logging level, and user account. Services can also be configured so that they depend on other services and have failure recovery. Having all of this functionality built-in can really simplify things.

In the next chapter, we will discuss how to localize an install package for different languages. WiX simplifies this process by allowing you to use variables in place of text that can be swapped out for each language and culture. With the arrival of WiX 3.6, this experience has even been improved with the new ability to tailor the sizing and positioning of user interface elements.