NT Service Installation

jparsons

I've read the documentation on how to install an NT service using .NET but I'm unsure of exactly how it works. I 've created the installer object but hte documentation is unclear of what I should do in my Custom Action or even how to set one up properly. Does anyone know of a good tutorial on this? Jared jparsons@jparsons.org www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte477n

Erik Westermann

I'm actually working on an article that includes coverage of services. Here's the code I use to install a service:

[RunInstaller(true)] public class ServiceInstaller: Installer
{
private System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller svcInst;
private System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller processInstaller;

public ServiceInstaller()
{

processInstaller = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller();
svcInst = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller();

// Service will run under the system account
processInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;

svcInst.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Manual;
// These are the other possible valuse for ServiceStartMode...
// ServiceStartMode.Manual
// ServiceStartMode.Automatic
// ServiceStartMode.Disabled


svcInst.ServiceName = "EWService";
svcInst.DisplayName="EW Sample Service";
Installers.Add(svcInst);
Installers.Add(processInstaller);

}
}

The code basically establishes the service's name, display name, startup, and logon. Use InstallUtil to install the service and configure it as in the preceding class. Erik Westermann Author, Learn XML In A Weekend ^ (October 2002)