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#Access to installutil.installlog is denied when installing a windows service install#
#Access to installutil.installlog is denied when installing a windows service code#

net folder by typing the following two commands. Windows Service can be installed using Command Prompt. ServiceStatus.dwCurrentState = ServiceState.SERVICE_RUNNING SetServiceStatus(ServiceHandle, ref serviceStatus) Protected override void OnStart(string args)ĭwCurrentState = ServiceState.SERVICE_START_PENDING, If (controller.Status = ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped) ServiceController controller = new ServiceController("My Windows Service") Private static extern bool SetServiceStatus(IntPtr handle, ref ServiceStatus serviceStatus)

Public partial class Service1 : ServiceBase

#Access to installutil.installlog is denied when installing a windows service code#

Other code is boiler plate code to check and set the service status. The code you would like the Windows Service to execute should be inside OnStart() method. “#if !DEBUG” directive and OnDebug() methods are useful to debug the service locally without installing. Here is the basic code I have added to make it work. Now highlight Service1.cs in Solution Explorer and press F7 to view code. Right click on the Design view and “Add Installer”. Double click on the Service1.cs file to go to Design view. If you cannot find the above mentioned path, search for “Windows Service” in the search bar in the right side top corner of the “Add New Project” window.īy default you will see Service1.cs file in the Solution Explorer. In Visual Studio, create New Project -> Visual C# -> Windows -> Classic Desktop -> Windows Service.

#Access to installutil.installlog is denied when installing a windows service install#

install and uninstall it using command prompt.

create a Windows Service using Visual Studio.

When you need some code to execute on a Windows machine even when a windows user is not logged in (unlike a Windows Forms application), Windows Service ( ) serves the purpose.