windows-services

I have a windows service that is installed using a setup project. Things work fine but I would like to be able to set the version of the service as I do with the AssemblyVersion of my assemblies. The only place where I have been able to see this version number is in the version column in the listing of applications in the add or remove applications dialogue. In the solution explorer highlight your setup project. Then select your "Properties" tab. (not right click the project, this is counter intuitive) Find version number at the bottom, when asked to change the product code, select yes. That

I want to control (start and stop) a windows service which is in the remote machine. I can connect that machine but I can't access to windows service. Here is my code. Can you help me? ConnectionOptions oConn = new ConnectionOptions(); oConn.Username = "****"; oConn.Password = "****"; ManagementScope managementScope = new ManagementScope(@"\\***.***.***.***\root\CIMV2", oConn); managementScope.Connect(); RelatedObjectQuery roq = new RelatedObjectQuery("Win32_Service.Name='KanAktarim'"); ManagementObjectSearcher moSearcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher(managementScope, roq);

I have a general task: install .NET Framework 3.5 during the setup of my product. I do the following: I have created a custom action X Custom action X starts an executable Y via Process.Start() Executable Y kills the msiexec process and run .NET Framework setup package Here appear some problems: .NET Framework setup says that Windows Installer Service is not accessible and asks to terminate all another installations! I think, the cause of it is that Process.Kill() method terminate the process incorrect. When I kill the msiexec process via Kill() the msiserver service is NOT STOPPABLE, but if I

Currently I'm trying to query all installed Windows Services from (remote) machine. I had a look at win32.Advapi32 . But here I can only "get" a defined (I have to give a "ServiceName") Windows Services. (Advapi32.INSTANCE.OpenSCManager, Advapi32.INSTANCE.OpenService, Advapi32.INSTANCE.QueryServiceStatusEx) Do you know any API which allows to query all Windows Services from (remote) machine? EDIT:// I tried it allready with the following code. But it aborts hardly with no error message! public void getService(){ IntByReference size = new IntByReference(); IntByReference lppcbBytesneeded = new