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Basic Example Of Windows Service In .Net

Objective Of This Tutorial

Steps Involved

1. Create a window service
2. Modify OnStart() method of windows service(if required)
3. Add the Service Installer to the windows service
4. Use ‘installutil.exe’ in the command line to install the service.

Step 1: Create A Window Service

1. First of all open visual studio and create a new project (New – Project – select ‘Windows Service’)
2. A windows service application is created as shown below

Step 2: Modify Onstart() Method Of Windows Service(If Required)

1. Dispose - clean up any managed and unmanaged resources
2. OnStart - control the service startup
3. OnStop - control the service stoppage

Step 3: Add The Service Installer To The Windows Service

1. Right click on ‘Service.cs’, click on ‘View Designer’ to open the designer view.
2. In designer right click to open context menu.
3. Now click on ‘Add Installer’.
4. ‘ProjectInstaller.cs’ is added in solution explorer.

Step 4: Use ‘Installutil.Exe’ On The Command Line To Install The Service

1. Open the command prompt of Visual Studio.
2. Go to the directory where the ‘WindowsService1.exe’ is located. In this case it is ‘bin/debug’ folder of the project.
3. Run ‘Installutil WindowsService1.exe’ command to install the service.

1. Go to ‘Start’.
2. Click on ‘Run’(or you can use windows + R shortcut)
3. Type ‘services.msc’
4. Click ‘OK'.