1. Add this to your service project
/*****************************
*
* install.cs
* Install the service
*
*/
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Configuration.Install;
using System.ServiceProcess;
namespace MyService
{
[RunInstaller(true)]
public class MyInstaller : Installer
{
public MyInstaller()
{
ServiceProcessInstaller spi=new ServiceProcessInstaller();
spi.Account = System.ServiceProcess.ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;
spi.Password = null;
spi.Username = null;
ServiceInstaller si = new ServiceInstaller();
si.StartType =ServiceStartMode.Automatic;
si.ServiceName = new MyService().ServiceName;
this.Installers.Add(spi);
this.Installers.Add(si);
}
}
}
2. Add System.Configuration.Install reference to the project
3. The main function shuold look like this
// The main entry point for the process
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string opt=null;
// install the service if user entered "ServiceMonitor /install"
if(args.Length >0 )
{
opt=args[0];
}
if(opt!=null && opt.ToLower()=="/install")
{
try
{
TransactedInstaller ti= new TransactedInstaller();
MyInstaller mi = new MyInstaller();
ti.Installers.Add(mi);
String path=String.Format("/assemblypath={0}",
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
String[] cmdline={path};
InstallContext ctx = new InstallContext("",cmdline);
ti.Context =ctx;
ti.Install(new Hashtable());
}
catch(System.Exception exp)
{
Console.WriteLine(exp);
}
}
// uninstall the service if user entered "ServiceMonitor /uninstall"
else if (opt !=null && opt.ToLower()=="/uninstall")
{
try
{
TransactedInstaller ti=new TransactedInstaller();
MyInstaller mi=new MyInstaller();
ti.Installers.Add(mi);
String path = String.Format("/assemblypath={0}",
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
String[] cmdline={path};
InstallContext ctx = new InstallContext("",cmdline);
ti.Context=ctx;
ti.Uninstall(null);
}
catch(System.Exception exp)
{
Console.WriteLine(exp);
}
}
if(opt==null) // e.g. ,nothing on the command line
{
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun;
ServicesToRun = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] { new MyService() };
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);
}
}
