Running InstallUtil unattended

The following command runs InstallUtil.exe unattended and passing username and password:

InstallUtil.exe /unattended /username=<domain\username> /password=<password> Service.exe

IMPORTANT NOTE: The switches (username, password, etc) must be placed before the name of the service to be installed, otherwise the switches will not be used. I made this mistake so I initially thought that these switches were not working :)

Use the /? or /help switch to learn more about the other options that can be used in installing the service

InstallUtil.exe /? Service.exe

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Restoring default icon for .dll files

I opened some .dll and .pdb files in Notepad, and now their icons was changed, and the recommended program is now Notepad. Not something that I want :)

To fix this, I did these steps. I think the combination of these steps worked

1) Opened regedit and browsed to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\filetype\OpenWithList
     > Removed all values under the OpenWithList key. Retained only the (Default) value
     > Removed the UserChoice key

2) Lastly, opened up command prompt as an Administrator, and ran "assoc .dll=dllfile"

References: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee851670.aspx http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-files/restore-default-file-icon-of-file-types-dll-and/6917a74b-2f99-44ed-86a3-7bd52d240b7e


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