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How to Install Windows Service Programmatically

  • Articolo

Sometimes you may want to install a Windows Service programmatically, but the target machine does not have InstallUtil.exe.

To install a Windows Service programmatically, you can build an application to install that Windows Service.

  • Add a reference to System.Configuration.Install
  • Use this code:
 public static void InstallService(string ExeFilename)
{
    System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller Installer = new System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller(ExeFilename);
    Installer.UseNewContext = true;
    Installer.Install(null);
    Installer.Commit(null);
}

To uninstall:

 public static void UninstallService(string ExeFilename)
{
    System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller Installer = new System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller(ExeFilename);
    Installer.UseNewContext = true;
    Installer.Uninstall(null);
}

Comments

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    October 23, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    December 11, 2008
    When you created a Windows Service, you usually add a Service Installer to allow this service to be installed

  • Anonymous
    June 08, 2009
    It didn't worked for me :( When I call the install method, a black screen freezes saying: Installing assembly x Affected parameters are: assemblypath = y logFile = z And the log file has the same text

  • Anonymous
    June 11, 2009
    Hi, It is working fine. Can you explain how to install the same service in the remote system. Thanks, Sams

  • Anonymous
    June 30, 2009
    @Hugo: I do not have enough information from your error message. Is this a service application? @Sams: Sorry, I have not done remote install yet.

  • Anonymous
    August 21, 2009
    I tried running this via ASP.NET and got the following error: The source was not found, but some or all event logs could not be searched. Inaccessible logs: Security. I found a comment in the following which basically said needs to be run as administrator: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/50614e95(VS.80).aspx Have you come across this problem and do you know a way to resolve it? Regards, John

  • Anonymous
    August 27, 2009
    John, You need to be an administrator to install a service.

  • Anonymous
    November 05, 2009
    Here is some additional info:  http://blog.jamware.biz/2009/11/installing-and-uninstalling-services.html

  • Anonymous
    January 26, 2010
    Alternatively, you can use online services like Installer.CodeEffects.com to compile and download installers for your Windows services in a couple of minutes. No InstallUtil or Windows Installer on is required on a target machine. You can even gather user's input during installation by including custom fields in your installer. I thought this info might help you guys with your development.