How can I install a windows service onto a machine that doesn't have Visual Studio installed?

Question

The only way to install windows-service I know is using \"Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt\", Is there a way to install windows-service on a machine which isn\

Answer 1

You don't need the Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt. You need the InstallUtil.exe program which can be found in

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727

On x64 machines there's also a 64-bit version in

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727

These directories are obviously only available when .NET is installed.