.NET C# Windows Service Error 'ERROR 5'

Question

Real simple, made this windows service: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a.aspx

Installed it, console shows no problems, navigate to Computer Management, Services and Applications, Services find my Service, Right Click - Start and this bad boy comes up.

Error Box

I have tried building it as Release and Debug, moving the file to a new folder and even looking at different answers on here : System error 5 Access is denied when starting a .NET service

Windows Service : error 5 :Access Denied

And no luck. This has been driving me mad. Please help Muchas Gracias

It says LOCAL SERVICE I think. First time doing Services so excuse me If I am wrong. — JEV
– JEV, Commented Oct 22, 2012 at 10:20

ixe013 · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22 17:10:02Z

There is nothing wrong with the concept of a .Net service, so there is something in your environment that is preventing this to work. It is hard to debug from a distance.

Verify that :

You have administrator privileges
The default auto-elevate rules of "Computer Management" still apply (in doubt, rigth click and select "Run as an administrator"
That the LOCAL SERVICE account has access to the binary. You can get a text version (easy to paste in a SO question) with cacls path-to-your-service.exe

EDIT Found solution thanks to you. Thank you very much dear sir. It was that it was LOCAL SERVICE instead of LOCAL SYSTEM.

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