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When my ProjectInstaller : System.Configuration.Install.Installer is called by the Setup project the current path is c:\windows\system32. How can I get the path where the application is being installed without hard coding this to the project ? (the destination path is something like c:\program files\[manufacturer]\[service name])

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  • By curiosity, what are you trying to achieve with the destination path in the projectinstaller? Just curious – pdiddy Jan 14 '10 at 22:06
  • My Windows Service project don't know its own name, by design, so I can reuse it to host many different WCF services. But to run multiple instances of it, it needs to get a different name for each instance. The best name is the folder name where it is installed. – Jader Dias Jan 14 '10 at 22:08
  • If I can get the folder name, I can give a proper name to the instance. – Jader Dias Jan 14 '10 at 22:09

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This question is perfectly answered by the method described in the link below:

How to make a System.Configuration.Install.Installer to get a variable from the Setup project?

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string path = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location
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  • It will work if the assembly that contains the installer is in the application's folder which is usually the case. – Jecho Jekov Sep 27 '17 at 20:51