ProjectFile.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x86</Platform>
    <ProductVersion>3.8</ProductVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>bdf158c9-3718-4ce7-b595-ca89c641a39b</ProjectGuid>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <OutputName>NMSD.StatsD-PerfMon.Setup</OutputName>
    <OutputType>Package</OutputType>
    <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' AND '$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)' != '' ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath>
    <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath>
    <SourceOutput>$(SolutionDir)..\bin\$(Configuration)</SourceOutput>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
    <OutputPath>..\..\bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
    <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>Debug;SourceOutput=$(SourceOutput)</DefineConstants>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86' ">
    <OutputPath>..\..\bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
    <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>SourceOutput=$(SourceOutput)</DefineConstants>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="Product.wxs" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Content Include="Transformer.xslt" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(WixTargetsPath)" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <PreBuildEvent>"$(WIX)bin\heat.exe" dir $(SourceOutput) -cg References -srd -o $(ProjectDir)Product.wxs -nologo -gg -g1 -scom -sreg -t $(ProjectDir)Transformer.xslt -var var.SourceOutput</PreBuildEvent>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

Transformer.xslt

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt" exclude-result-prefixes="msxsl" xmlns:wix="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
    <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" />
    <xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>

    <xsl:variable name="CompanyName">NMSD</xsl:variable>
    <xsl:variable name="ProductName">StatsD PerfMon</xsl:variable>
    <xsl:variable name="UpgradeCode">5BCBE078-89E8-4EEA-9DD3-75A3477CE155</xsl:variable>

    <xsl:variable name="Component1">StatsDPerfMon</xsl:variable>
    <xsl:variable name="Component1_Title">StatsDPerfMon</xsl:variable>
    <xsl:variable name="Component1_ServiceExe">NMSD.StatsD-PerfMon.exe</xsl:variable>
    <xsl:variable name="Component1_ServiceName">StatsD Performance Monitor</xsl:variable>
    <xsl:variable name="Component1_ServiceDescr">Collects performance counters for the machine where installed and sends statistics to a StatsD server.</xsl:variable>

    <xsl:template match='/'>
        <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">

            <Product Id="*" Name="{$ProductName}" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="{$CompanyName}" UpgradeCode="{$UpgradeCode}">
                <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />

                <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of {$ProductName} is already installed." />
                <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" />

                <Feature Id="{$Component1}" Title="{$Component1_Title}" Level="1">
                    <ComponentGroupRef Id="{$Component1}_ServiceComponents" />
                </Feature>
            </Product>

            <Fragment>
                <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
                    <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
                        <Directory Id="CompanyFolder" Name="{$CompanyName}">
                            <Directory Id="ProductFolder" Name="{$ProductName}">
                                <Directory Id="{$Component1}_INSTALLFOLDER" Name="{$Component1}Service" />
                            </Directory>
                        </Directory>
                    </Directory>
                </Directory>
            </Fragment>

            <Fragment>
                <ComponentGroup Id="{$Component1}_ServiceComponents">
                    <Component Id="{$Component1}_ServiceComponent" Directory="{$Component1}_INSTALLFOLDER" Guid="ab621e57-b52d-4bbe-853e-a5f0ca312a73">
                        <xsl:call-template name="Component1_ReferencesTemplate" />
                        <ServiceInstall
							Id="QBServiceInstaller"
							Type="ownProcess"
							Vital="yes"
							Name="{$Component1_ServiceName}"
							DisplayName="{$Component1_ServiceName}"
							Description="{$Component1_ServiceDescr}"
							Start="auto"
							Account="LocalSystem"
							ErrorControl="ignore"
							Interactive="no"
						>
                            <!--<ServiceDependency Id="[DependencyServiceName]"/>-->
                            <!--<util:PermissionEx
									User="Authenticated Users"
									GenericAll="yes"
									ServiceChangeConfig="yes"
									ServiceEnumerateDependents="yes"
									ChangePermission="yes"
									ServiceInterrogate="yes"
									ServicePauseContinue="yes"
									ServiceQueryConfig="yes"
									ServiceQueryStatus="yes"
									ServiceStart="yes"
									ServiceStop="yes" />-->
                        </ServiceInstall>
                        <ServiceControl Id="{$Component1}StartService" Start="install" Stop="both" Remove="uninstall" Name="{$Component1_ServiceName}" Wait="yes" />
                    </Component>

                </ComponentGroup>

            </Fragment>

        </Wix>
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template name="Component1_ReferencesTemplate" match="@*|node()">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:for-each select="wix:Wix/wix:Fragment/wix:ComponentGroup/wix:Component/wix:File[@Source and not (contains(@Source, '.pdb')) and not (contains(@Source, '.vshost.')) and (contains(@Source, 'NMSD.StatsD-PerfMon'))]">
                <xsl:apply-templates select="."/>
            </xsl:for-each>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="wix:Wix/wix:Fragment/wix:ComponentGroup/wix:Component/wix:File">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:choose>
                <xsl:when test="not (contains(@Source, 'NMSD.StatsD-PerfMon.exe')) or (contains(@Source, '.config'))">
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="@*[name()!='KeyPath']"/>
                    <xsl:attribute name="Vital">
                        <xsl:value-of select="'yes'"/>
                    </xsl:attribute>
                </xsl:when>
                <xsl:otherwise>
                    <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
                    <xsl:attribute name="Vital">
                        <xsl:value-of select="'yes'"/>
                    </xsl:attribute>
                </xsl:otherwise>
            </xsl:choose>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>