New Post: How can best I allow edits on a config file for Windows Service App before the installation?

Hello Oleg,

Sorry for my vagueness, yes the custom dialog is resolved (thanks to your help).

Here is where I am having the remaining trouble:

var project = new ManagedProject("ConvertCommandCenter",

                         new Dir(@"%ProgramFiles%\InFlow Technology LLC\ConvertCommandCenter",
                         new DirFiles(@"..\..\..\CommandCenter\bin\Release\*.*",
               service = new File(@"%ProgramFiles%\InFlow Technology LLC\ConvertCommandCenter\CommandCenter.exe"))));

If I change it to:

var project = new ManagedProject("ConvertCommandCenter",

                         new Dir(@"%ProgramFiles%\InFlow Technology LLC\ConvertCommandCenter",
                         new DirFiles(@"..\..\..\CommandCenter\bin\Release\*.*")));

It will successfully place my project files into the destination folder but it needs to set the service variable so I can invoke the service installer method:

File service = null;

        var project = new ManagedProject("ConvertCommandCenter",
                         new Dir(@"%ProgramFiles%\InFlow Technology LLC\ConvertCommandCenter",
                         new DirFiles(@"..\..\..\CommandCenter\bin\Release\*.*",
               service = new File(@"%ProgramFiles%\InFlow Technology LLC\ConvertCommandCenter\CommandCenter.exe"))));

        service.ServiceInstaller = new ServiceInstaller
        {
            Name = "ConvertCommandCenter",
            Description = "InFlow Convert Command Center",
            StartOn = SvcEvent.Install,
            StopOn = SvcEvent.InstallUninstall_Wait,
            RemoveOn = SvcEvent.Uninstall_Wait,
            DelayedAutoStart = true,
            ServiceSid = ServiceSid.none,
            FirstFailureActionType = FailureActionType.restart,
            SecondFailureActionType = FailureActionType.restart,
            ThirdFailureActionType = FailureActionType.restart,
            RestartServiceDelayInSeconds = 30,
            ResetPeriodInDays = 1,
            PreShutdownDelay = 1000 * 60 * 3,
            RebootMessage = "Failure actions do not specify reboot",
        };

I can remove the DirFiles parameter and get the service to install but I then do not get all of the project files placed into the destination:

var project = new ManagedProject("ConvertCommandCenter",

                         new Dir(@"%ProgramFiles%\InFlow Technology LLC\ConvertCommandCenter",
               service = new File(@"%ProgramFiles%\InFlow Technology LLC\ConvertCommandCenter\CommandCenter.exe")));

I am hoping this makes better sense and thanks again for your great help,

Bob