Windows Service

[KenBonny]

I have to make an installer for a Windows service with a Visual Studio installation project. But the guy who made the service (not me), just gave me the compiled .dll and .exe that is required. Now, everywhere I see, I have to compile the webservice with an installer class specifying the name. Is there another way to install windows services without this installer class? Like running the InstallUtil.exe from code with the location of the .exe as a parameter? (Tried that, doesn't work at the moment. No idea why.) Any other ideas?

[DaveAuld]

How to manually install a windows service[^] :)

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[KenBonny]

Hmmm, I can use the sc command in code... I think. Thanks! EDIT: It worked. You can add and delete a windows service with:

Const ServiceName = "Name"
strPathService = My.Settings("path")

Shell(String.Format("sc create {0} binpath= ""{1}"" start= auto displayname= {0}", ServiceName, strPathService), AppWinStyle.NormalFocus, True)

modified on Monday, July 11, 2011 3:13 AM

[Lost User]

KenBonny wrote:

But the guy who made the service (not me), just gave me the compiled .dll and .exe that is required.

Did he use a code-obfuscator? :)

Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss:

[KenBonny]

Yes. (I had thought of decompiling the code and doing it myself, but all dll's that are shipped to clients, must be obfuscated.)