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SetupInstallServicesFromInfSectionA function (setupapi.h)
[This function is available for use in the operating systems indicated in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. SetupAPI should no longer be used for installing applications. Instead, use the Windows Installer for developing application installers. SetupAPI continues to be used for installing device drivers.]
The SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection function performs service installation and deletion operations that are specified in the Service Install sections listed in the Service section of an INF file.
A caller of this function is required to have access to the Service Control Manager, and privileges to modify services.
Syntax
WINSETUPAPI BOOL SetupInstallServicesFromInfSectionA(
[in] HINF InfHandle,
[in] PCSTR SectionName,
[in] DWORD Flags
);
Parameters
[in] InfHandle
A handle to the INF file that contains the Service section.
[in] SectionName
The name of the Service section to process. You should use a null-terminated string.
[in] Flags
The controls for the installation of each service in the specified section.
| Flag | Meaning |
|---|---|
|
AddService section: move the service tag to the front of its group order list. |
|
DelService section: delete the event log entry. |
|
AddService section: do not overwrite the display name if one already exists. |
|
AddService section: do not overwrite the start type value if the service already exists. |
|
AddService section: do not overwrite the error control value if the service already exists. |
|
AddService section: do not overwrite the load order group if it already exists. |
|
AddService section: do not overwrite the dependencies list if it already exists. |
|
AddService section: mark this service as the function driver for the device being installed. |
|
DelService section: Stop the associated service specified in the entry before deleting the service. |
|
AddService section: Security settings the service are overwritten if the service already exists in the
system.
Note Available starting with Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.
|
|
AddService section: Start the service after the service is installed. This flag cannot be used to start a
service that implements a Plug and Play (PnP) function driver or filter driver for a device. Otherwise,
this flag can be used to start a user-mode or kernel-mode service that is managed by the Service Control
Manager (SCM.)
Note Available starting with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
|
|
AddService section: Do not overwrite the given service's required privileges if the service already exists
in the system.
Note Available starting with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
|
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero. The function calls SetLastError with ERROR_SUCCESS_REBOOT_REQUIRED if a reboot of the system is required.
If the function fails, the return value is 0 (zero). To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
Note
The setupapi.h header defines SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection as an alias that automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that is not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection will log diagnostic information to the SetupAPI application installation text log. This log file is generally off by default. It can be enabled by modifying the General logging levels part of the SetupAPI LogLevel value as described at Setting SetupAPI Logging Levels. For performance reasons, you should only enable this log file when troubleshooting an issue. When the log file is enabled, you can find it at %windir%\inf\setupapi.app.log.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | setupapi.h |
| Library | Setupapi.lib |
| DLL | Setupapi.dll |
| API set | ext-ms-win-setupapi-classinstallers-l1-1-2 (introduced in Windows 10, version 10.0.14393) |
See also
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