Windows Service installation problem

**Claire** · Jun 27 '08, 07:57 PM

Re: Windows Service installation problem

"Mika M" <mika.mahonen_r emovethis@kolum bus.fiwrote in message
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...but when I check Computer Management/Services, it is not there in
services list!
I made earlier another service same way, and it installed that service
into services list fine (but is not starting the service automatically).
When I'm comparing these services, I don't find what is wrong with this
new service intallation.

1) First, did you add a project installer to your service?
To do this in VS2005, have service1.cs (or whatever your service1.cs file
was renamed as) open in the design mode window. Right click on it and select
"Add Installer" from the context menu. This 2nd installer installs your
service into windows services when the main application setup is run.
Doing this causes file ProjectInstalle r.cs file to be added to the project.
Double click that in solution explorer to show design window (if it's not
already open) and you'll see a blank page with 2 embedded controls,
serviceProcessI nstaller1 and serviceInstalle r1.
Set the properties for serviceInstalle r1 and serviceProcessI nstaller1 as you
like. (I have serviceProcessI nstaller1.Accou nt set to LocalMachine for
accessing my database and serviceInstalle r1.ServiceName set to
myservice.servi ce, set serviceInstalle r1.Description to some useful text to
describe your service)
That should be enough to get your service installed in windows services.

2) To make run your service after installation...
Open the file "ProjectInstall er.cs" in design view. Select the "background "
in the designer window (not the embedded controls) and switch to the events
section of the property editor. Double click the "Committed" event to
generate an event handler in the code.
The following code works on my installation

private void ProjectInstalle r_Committed(obj ect sender, InstallEventArg s
e)
{
try
{
// Change the following to your service name. Should be
serviceInstalle r1.ServiceName
string servicename = "myservice.serv ice";
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceC ontroller[] services;
services = System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceC ontroller.GetSe rvices();
bool Found = false;
foreach (ServiceControl ler sc in services)
if (string.Compare (servicename, sc.ServiceName, true) == 0)
Found = true;
if (Found)
{
ServiceControll er Controller = new ServiceControll er(servicename) ;
if (Controller.Sta tus == ServiceControll erStatus.Stoppe d)
Controller.Star t();
}
}
catch
{

}
}

**Mika M** · Jun 27 '08, 07:57 PM

Re: Windows Service installation problem

Thanks for the reply!

My setup project was only missing "Custom Actions". That was why it
didn't install my application into services list. I noticed it by myself
at last.

That is good to know how to start service after installation! I'll try
it on monday.
--

Claire kirjoitti:

"Mika M" <mika.mahonen_r emovethis@kolum bus.fiwrote in message
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>...but when I check Computer Management/Services, it is not there in
>services list!
>I made earlier another service same way, and it installed that service
>into services list fine (but is not starting the service
>automatically) . When I'm comparing these services, I don't find what
>is wrong with this new service intallation.

>
1) First, did you add a project installer to your service?
To do this in VS2005, have service1.cs (or whatever your service1.cs
file was renamed as) open in the design mode window. Right click on it
and select "Add Installer" from the context menu. This 2nd installer
installs your service into windows services when the main application
setup is run.
Doing this causes file ProjectInstalle r.cs file to be added to the
project. Double click that in solution explorer to show design window
(if it's not already open) and you'll see a blank page with 2 embedded
controls, serviceProcessI nstaller1 and serviceInstalle r1.
Set the properties for serviceInstalle r1 and serviceProcessI nstaller1 as
you like. (I have serviceProcessI nstaller1.Accou nt set to LocalMachine
for accessing my database and serviceInstalle r1.ServiceName set to
myservice.servi ce, set serviceInstalle r1.Description to some useful text
to describe your service)
That should be enough to get your service installed in windows services.
>
2) To make run your service after installation...
Open the file "ProjectInstall er.cs" in design view. Select the
"background " in the designer window (not the embedded controls) and
switch to the events section of the property editor. Double click the
"Committed" event to generate an event handler in the code.
The following code works on my installation
>
private void ProjectInstalle r_Committed(obj ect sender,
InstallEventArg s e)
{
try
{
// Change the following to your service name. Should be
serviceInstalle r1.ServiceName
string servicename = "myservice.serv ice";
System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceC ontroller[] services;
services = System.ServiceP rocess.ServiceC ontroller.GetSe rvices();
bool Found = false;
foreach (ServiceControl ler sc in services)
if (string.Compare (servicename, sc.ServiceName, true) == 0)
Found = true;
if (Found)
{
ServiceControll er Controller = new ServiceControll er(servicename) ;
if (Controller.Sta tus == ServiceControll erStatus.Stoppe d)
Controller.Star t();
}
}
catch
{
>
}
}
>
>

**Arthur Z** · Sep 19 '08, 06:35 PM

Windows Service installation problem

In my case the correct event to start the service upon installation was ProjectInstalle r_AfterInstall.
The event ProjectInstalle r_Committed did not start the service.

Windows Service installation problem

Windows Service installation problem

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