windows-services

How do I install a Windows Service programmatically without using installutil.exe? You can install the service by adding this code (in the program file, Program.cs) to install itself when run from the commandline using specified parameters: /// <summary> /// The main entry point for the application. /// </summary> static void Main(string[] args) { if (System.Environment.UserInteractive) { if (args.Length > 0) { switch (args[0]) { case "-install": { ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location }); break; } case "-uninstall": { ManagedInstallerClass

When I create a new Windows Service in Visual Studio 2010, I get the message stating to use InstallUtil and net start to run the service. I have tried the following steps: Create new project File -> New -> Project -> Windows Service Project Name: TestService Build project as is (Service1 constructor, OnStart, OnStop) Open command prompt, run "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe" TestService.exe Run net start TestService . Output of step 4 Running a transacted installation. Beginning the Install phase of the installation. See the contents of the log file for the C:

Is it possible to run a ruby application as a Windows Service? I see that there is a related question which discusses running a Java Application as a Windows Service , how can you do this with a Ruby application? mwilliams Check out the following library: Win32Utils . You can create a simple service that you can start/stop/restart at your leisure. I'm currently using it to manage a Mongrel instance for a Windows hosted Rails app and it works flawlessly. Jonke When trying the Win32Utils one really need to studie the doc and look over the net before finding some simple working example. This

When installing Windows services there are two options for automatically starting a Windows service on Windows startup. One is Automatic , and the other is Automatic (Delayed start) . What is the difference between these two in detail? For example, if you're creating the installer with wixtoolset, the ServiceConfig element has the DelayedAutoStart attribute. How will that effect what happens when services are started at boot time? WiX documentation: ServiceConfig Element Colin Pickard In short, services set to Automatic will start during the boot process, while services set to start as Delayed

i am creating a window service. my requirement is to display window form from window NT service on particular interval. For testing purpose , i just want to display the form on service start: protected override void OnStart(string[] args) { eventLog1.WriteEntry("In OnStart -before form show"); Messager_Form obj = new Messager_Form(); obj.Show(); // System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("calc.exe"); eventLog1.WriteEntry("In OnStart -after form show"); // timer1.Start(); } it not working. Neither form is showing nor calc process is running. i have found some links showing pop up , but most of them