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Ok, here is what REALLY worked for me, it has been tested on multiple machines with different OS ( Vista, XP, Win2k, Win2003 server )

The code has been taken from here so full credit goes to whoever wrote this piece of code.

Once you add the dll or source file into your project make sure to add the ServiceTools namespace and then you have access to some very handy functionality such as...

//Installs and starts the service ServiceInstaller.InstallAndStart("MyServiceName", "MyServiceDisplayName", "C:\PathToServiceFile.exe"); //Removes the service ServiceInstaller.Uninstall("MyServiceName"); //Checks the status of the service ServiceInstaller.GetServiceStatus("MyServiceName"); //Starts the service ServiceInstaller.StartService("MyServiceName"); //Stops the service ServiceInstaller.StopService("MyServiceName"); //Check if service is installed ServiceInstaller.ServiceIsInstalled("MyServiceName"); 

I hope this helps.

Ok, here is what REALLY worked for me, it has been tested on multiple machines with different OS ( Vista, XP, Win2k, Win2003 server )

The code has been taken from here so full credit goes to whoever wrote this piece of code.

Once you add the dll or source file into your project make sure to add the ServiceTools namespace and then you have access to some very handy functionality such as...

//Installs and starts the service ServiceInstaller.InstallAndStart("MyServiceName", "MyServiceDisplayName", "C:\\PathToServiceFile.exe"); //Removes the service ServiceInstaller.Uninstall("MyServiceName"); //Checks the status of the service ServiceInstaller.GetServiceStatus("MyServiceName"); //Starts the service ServiceInstaller.StartService("MyServiceName"); //Stops the service ServiceInstaller.StopService("MyServiceName"); //Check if service is installed ServiceInstaller.ServiceIsInstalled("MyServiceName"); 

I hope this helps.

Ok, here is what REALLY worked for me, it has been tested on multiple machines with different OS ( Vista, XP, Win2k, Win2003 server )

The code has been taken from here so full credit goes to whoever wrote this piece of code.

Once you add the dll or source file into your project make sure to add the ServiceTools namespace and then you have access to some very handy functionality such as...

//Installs and starts the service ServiceInstaller.InstallAndStart("MyServiceName", "MyServiceDisplayName", "C:\PathToServiceFile.exe"); //Removes the service ServiceInstaller.Uninstall("MyServiceName"); //Checks the status of the service ServiceInstaller.GetServiceStatus("MyServiceName"); //Starts the service ServiceInstaller.StartService("MyServiceName"); //Stops the service ServiceInstaller.StopService("MyServiceName"); //Check if service is installed ServiceInstaller.ServiceIsInstalled("MyServiceName"); 

I hope this helps.

Ok, here is what REALLY worked for me, it has been tested on multiple machines with different OS ( Vista, XP, Win2k, Win2003 server )

The code has been taken from here so full credit goes to whoever wrote this piece of code.

Once you add the dll or source file into your project make sure to add the ServiceTools namespace and then you have access to some very handy functionality such as...

//Installs and starts the service ServiceInstaller.InstallAndStart("MyServiceName", "MyServiceDisplayName", "C:\PathToServiceFile.exe"); //Removes the service ServiceInstaller.Uninstall("MyServiceName"); //Checks the status of the service ServiceInstaller.GetServiceStatus("MyServiceName"); //Starts the service ServiceInstaller.StartService("MyServiceName"); //Stops the service ServiceInstaller.StopService("MyServiceName"); //Check if service is installed ServiceInstaller.ServiceIsInstalled("MyServiceName"); 

I hope this helps.

Ok, here is what REALLY worked for me, it has been tested on multiple machines with different OS ( Vista, XP, Win2k, Win2003 server )

The code has been taken from here so full credit goes to whoever wrote this piece of code.

You can find the source file here or you may as well grab this dll that i prepared for you.

Once you add the dll or source file into your project make sure to add the ServiceTools namespace and then you have access to some very handy functionality such as...

//Installs and starts the service ServiceInstaller.InstallAndStart("MyServiceName", "MyServiceDisplayName", "C:\PathToServiceFile.exe"); //Removes the service ServiceInstaller.Uninstall("MyServiceName"); //Checks the status of the service ServiceInstaller.GetServiceStatus("MyServiceName"); //Starts the service ServiceInstaller.StartService("MyServiceName"); //Stops the service ServiceInstaller.StopService("MyServiceName"); //Check if service is installed ServiceInstaller.ServiceIsInstalled("MyServiceName"); 

I hope this helps.

Ok, here is what REALLY worked for me, it has been tested on multiple machines with different OS ( Vista, XP, Win2k, Win2003 server )

The code has been taken from here so full credit goes to whoever wrote this piece of code.

Once you add the dll or source file into your project make sure to add the ServiceTools namespace and then you have access to some very handy functionality such as...

//Installs and starts the service ServiceInstaller.InstallAndStart("MyServiceName", "MyServiceDisplayName", "C:\PathToServiceFile.exe"); //Removes the service ServiceInstaller.Uninstall("MyServiceName"); //Checks the status of the service ServiceInstaller.GetServiceStatus("MyServiceName"); //Starts the service ServiceInstaller.StartService("MyServiceName"); //Stops the service ServiceInstaller.StopService("MyServiceName"); //Check if service is installed ServiceInstaller.ServiceIsInstalled("MyServiceName"); 

I hope this helps.