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I have 3 projects in my VS solution. One of them is a Web app, the second one is a Windows Service and the last one a Setup project for my Web app.

What I want is by the end of the installation of the web app in my setup project, within my custom action to try and install my windows service given that I have the location of the assembly by then.

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I found several errors in the code that you reused and have fixed these and also cleaned it up a little. Again, the original code is taken from here.

public static class ServiceInstaller { private const int STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0xF0000; private const int SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS = 0x00000010; [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private class SERVICE_STATUS { public int dwServiceType = 0; public ServiceState dwCurrentState = 0; public int dwControlsAccepted = 0; public int dwWin32ExitCode = 0; public int dwServiceSpecificExitCode = 0; public int dwCheckPoint = 0; public int dwWaitHint = 0; } #region OpenSCManager [DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "OpenSCManagerW", ExactSpelling = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)] static extern IntPtr OpenSCManager(string machineName, string databaseName, ScmAccessRights dwDesiredAccess); #endregion #region OpenService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] static extern IntPtr OpenService(IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, ServiceAccessRights dwDesiredAccess); #endregion #region CreateService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] private static extern IntPtr CreateService(IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, string lpDisplayName, ServiceAccessRights dwDesiredAccess, int dwServiceType, ServiceBootFlag dwStartType, ServiceError dwErrorControl, string lpBinaryPathName, string lpLoadOrderGroup, IntPtr lpdwTagId, string lpDependencies, string lp, string lpPassword); #endregion #region CloseServiceHandle [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] static extern bool CloseServiceHandle(IntPtr hSCObject); #endregion #region QueryServiceStatus [DllImport("advapi32.dll")] private static extern int QueryServiceStatus(IntPtr hService, SERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus); #endregion #region DeleteService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] private static extern bool DeleteService(IntPtr hService); #endregion #region ControlService [DllImport("advapi32.dll")] private static extern int ControlService(IntPtr hService, ServiceControl dwControl, SERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus); #endregion #region StartService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] private static extern int StartService(IntPtr hService, int dwNumServiceArgs, int lpServiceArgVectors); #endregion public static void Uninstall(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.AllAccess); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Service not installed."); try { StopService(service); if (!DeleteService(service)) throw new ApplicationException("Could not delete service " + Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static bool ServiceIsInstalled(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) return false; CloseServiceHandle(service); return true; } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void InstallAndStart(string serviceName, string displayName, string fileName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.AllAccess); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) service = CreateService(scm, serviceName, displayName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess, SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS, ServiceBootFlag.AutoStart, ServiceError.Normal, fileName, null, IntPtr.Zero, null, null, null); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Failed to install service."); try { StartService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void StartService(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus | ServiceAccessRights.Start); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not open service."); try { StartService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void StopService(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus | ServiceAccessRights.Stop); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not open service."); try { StopService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } private static void StartService(IntPtr service) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); StartService(service, 0, 0); var changedStatus = WaitForServiceStatus(service, ServiceState.StartPending, ServiceState.Running); if (!changedStatus) throw new ApplicationException("Unable to start service"); } private static void StopService(IntPtr service) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); ControlService(service, ServiceControl.Stop, status); var changedStatus = WaitForServiceStatus(service, ServiceState.StopPending, ServiceState.Stopped); if (!changedStatus) throw new ApplicationException("Unable to stop service"); } public static ServiceState GetServiceStatus(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) return ServiceState.NotFound; try { return GetServiceStatus(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } private static ServiceState GetServiceStatus(IntPtr service) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); if (QueryServiceStatus(service, status) == 0) throw new ApplicationException("Failed to query service status."); return status.dwCurrentState; } private static bool WaitForServiceStatus(IntPtr service, ServiceState waitStatus, ServiceState desiredStatus) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); QueryServiceStatus(service, status); if (status.dwCurrentState == desiredStatus) return true; int dwStartTickCount = Environment.TickCount; int dwOldCheckPoint = status.dwCheckPoint; while (status.dwCurrentState == waitStatus) { // Do not wait longer than the wait hint. A good interval is // one tenth the wait hint, but no less than 1 second and no // more than 10 seconds. int dwWaitTime = status.dwWaitHint / 10; if (dwWaitTime < 1000) dwWaitTime = 1000; else if (dwWaitTime > 10000) dwWaitTime = 10000; Thread.Sleep(dwWaitTime); // Check the status again. if (QueryServiceStatus(service, status) == 0) break; if (status.dwCheckPoint > dwOldCheckPoint) { // The service is making progress. dwStartTickCount = Environment.TickCount; dwOldCheckPoint = status.dwCheckPoint; } else { if (Environment.TickCount - dwStartTickCount > status.dwWaitHint) { // No progress made within the wait hint break; } } } return (status.dwCurrentState == desiredStatus); } private static IntPtr OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights rights) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(null, null, rights); if (scm == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not connect to service control manager."); return scm; } } public enum ServiceState { Unknown = -1, // The state cannot be (has not been) retrieved. NotFound = 0, // The service is not known on the host server. Stopped = 1, StartPending = 2, StopPending = 3, Running = 4, ContinuePending = 5, PausePending = 6, Paused = 7 } [Flags] public enum ScmAccessRights { Connect = 0x0001, CreateService = 0x0002, EnumerateService = 0x0004, Lock = 0x0008, QueryLockStatus = 0x0010, ModifyBootConfig = 0x0020, StandardRightsRequired = 0xF0000, AllAccess = (StandardRightsRequired | Connect | CreateService | EnumerateService | Lock | QueryLockStatus | ModifyBootConfig) } [Flags] public enum ServiceAccessRights { QueryConfig = 0x1, ChangeConfig = 0x2, QueryStatus = 0x4, EnumerateDependants = 0x8, Start = 0x10, Stop = 0x20, PauseContinue = 0x40, Interrogate = 0x80, UserDefinedControl = 0x100, Delete = 0x00010000, StandardRightsRequired = 0xF0000, AllAccess = (StandardRightsRequired | QueryConfig | ChangeConfig | QueryStatus | EnumerateDependants | Start | Stop | PauseContinue | Interrogate | UserDefinedControl) } public enum ServiceBootFlag { Start = 0x00000000, SystemStart = 0x00000001, AutoStart = 0x00000002, DemandStart = 0x00000003, Disabled = 0x00000004 } public enum ServiceControl { Stop = 0x00000001, Pause = 0x00000002, Continue = 0x00000003, Interrogate = 0x00000004, Shutdown = 0x00000005, ParamChange = 0x00000006, NetBindAdd = 0x00000007, NetBindRemove = 0x00000008, NetBindEnable = 0x00000009, NetBindDisable = 0x0000000A } public enum ServiceError { Ignore = 0x00000000, Normal = 0x00000001, Severe = 0x00000002, Critical = 0x00000003 }

Please let me know if anyone finds anything wrong with this code!

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I'm trying to use this code. But I have a problem. The code inside my service is dependent on (needs) the name of the service. And although I use this method InstallService with a particular service name, if I'm querying the ServiceName property of ServiceBase inside my service, it always returns me something else. Any suggestions on how to actually get that name from inside the service?
how would you use this in conjuncion with the ServiceInstaller and ServiceProcessInstaller?
Thanks a lot Lars! This code seems to do exactly what I'm needing it to do, but I've had to change some things because it was being impatient. the "WaitForServiceStatus" function was breaking and I was getting an "Unable to start service" error, even though the service was actually starting. I got rid of a lot of checks, and now I have a potential infinite loop, but it works... maybe you have an idea why the function isn't waiting?
From what I remember, it is highly unpredictable how fast the status for a service changes (same thing applies for uninstallation). I think the documentation mentions this as well.
Under which license is that code? Can I use it a MS-PL project?
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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.

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I've posted an answer that contains some bugfixes to the code you posted. Have a look at the discussion thread that you found the code in, and you'll see that the author of the code realizes that there are some bugs in it.
The post that I refer to is: tech-archive.net/Archive/VB/microsoft.public.vb.winapi/2006-08/… Also, I found another bug or two where the service handle was not released.
That solution looks like battling a 25 headed hydra when all you want is a quiet walk in the park ... there's gotta be a simpler way
How can I set a certain user and pw under which the service should run? Can I use the ServiceInstaller mentioned above as well?
if install time longger then 10 seconds, it will report failure.
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Please have a look at this article.

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

Add a reference to System.Configuration.Install

Use the code below.

Note that the exeFileName is the InstallerClass .exe and not the ServiceClass .exe. 

public static void InstallService(string exeFilename) { string[] commandLineOptions = new string[1] { "/LogFile=install.log" }; System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller installer = new System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller(exeFilename, commandLineOptions); installer.UseNewContext = true; installer.Install(null); installer.Commit(null); }

To uninstall:

public static void UninstallService(string exeFilename) { string[] commandLineOptions = new string[1] { "/LogFile=uninstall.log" }; System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller installer = new System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller(exeFilename, commandLineOptions); installer.UseNewContext = true; installer.Uninstall(null); }
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i have tried that already but it doesn't work. No exceptions or whatever, it just doesn't install the service
May be full path or credentials problem> U can try writing a simple service. Have you also tried using the above url where SCM calling appropriate APIs using P/Invoke in C#
my compiler complains that AssemblyInstaller(ExeFilename) consumes more than one argument - it actually seems to have 3 overloads - one has no args, the other two have 2 args each. has something been changed since you guys posted this?
This is the proper way to install an assembly as a service. If it's not working for you then you did something wrong! You don't need all that other 3rd part code. Thanks lakshmanaraj!
It should be the accepted answer. It is simple and it works. (I've suggested an edit since the second parameter is missing. Also, you should reference the InstallerClass and not the ServiceClass as the exeFileName).
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After creating an instance of an installer class for my service (very basic) all I had to do is to call :

ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });

to install it and 

ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { "/u", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });

to uninstall the service. The calling code is, here, in the same assembly as the service executable.

to get the service to install through command line all I had to do is to connect this to the executable though command line arguments and test for System.Environment.UserInteractive to know if it is the service executing or someone trying to install-uninstall it and voila... no funky interop stuff... no pointers leaking...

Total about 20 lines of code spread over two classes did the trick.

to replace InstallUtil just take a look at ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper

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Simple. You could have come to the same conclusion when reflecting into InstallUtil.exe. It does exactly the same thing. Plus it's got some interesting console encoding fixups. Install and uninstall works fine. (Remember to run it as Administrator...)
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By using the Topshelf project you can install by calling your executable:

MyService.exe install

Topshelf also takes care of other Windows Service plumbing.

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Since I was faced with the challenge to install services programmatically which run under a certain user. I extended the InstallAndStart method to make use of lp and lpPassword...

Not much but might help.

public static void InstallAndStart( string serviceName, string displayName, string fileName, string username, string password) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.AllAccess); try { IntPtr service = OpenService( scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) service = CreateService( scm, serviceName, displayName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess, SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS, ServiceBootFlag.AutoStart, ServiceError.Normal, fileName, null, IntPtr.Zero, null, username, password); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Failed to install service."); try { StartService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } }
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I used Lars answer to manage my service and it works fine. But I needed to pass arguments to service and it took me a couple of hours to find out how to do it. So I decided to post altered class with ability to start service with parameters:

 public static class ServiceHelper { private const int STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0xF0000; private const int SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS = 0x00000010; [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] private class SERVICE_STATUS { public int dwServiceType = 0; public ServiceState dwCurrentState = 0; public int dwControlsAccepted = 0; public int dwWin32ExitCode = 0; public int dwServiceSpecificExitCode = 0; public int dwCheckPoint = 0; public int dwWaitHint = 0; } #region OpenSCManager [DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "OpenSCManagerW", ExactSpelling = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)] static extern IntPtr OpenSCManager(string machineName, string databaseName, ScmAccessRights dwDesiredAccess); #endregion #region OpenService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] static extern IntPtr OpenService(IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, ServiceAccessRights dwDesiredAccess); #endregion #region CreateService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] private static extern IntPtr CreateService(IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, string lpDisplayName, ServiceAccessRights dwDesiredAccess, int dwServiceType, ServiceBootFlag dwStartType, ServiceError dwErrorControl, string lpBinaryPathName, string lpLoadOrderGroup, IntPtr lpdwTagId, string lpDependencies, string lp, string lpPassword); #endregion #region CloseServiceHandle [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] static extern bool CloseServiceHandle(IntPtr hSCObject); #endregion #region QueryServiceStatus [DllImport("advapi32.dll")] private static extern int QueryServiceStatus(IntPtr hService, SERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus); #endregion #region DeleteService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] private static extern bool DeleteService(IntPtr hService); #endregion #region ControlService [DllImport("advapi32.dll")] private static extern int ControlService(IntPtr hService, ServiceControl dwControl, SERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus); #endregion #region StartService [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)] private static extern int StartService(IntPtr hService, int dwNumServiceArgs, string[] lpServiceArgVectors); #endregion public static void Uninstall(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.AllAccess); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Service not installed."); try { StopService(service); if (!DeleteService(service)) throw new ApplicationException("Could not delete service " + Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static bool ServiceIsInstalled(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) return false; CloseServiceHandle(service); return true; } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void InstallAndStart(string serviceName, string displayName, string fileName,string[] args) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.AllAccess); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) service = CreateService(scm, serviceName, displayName, ServiceAccessRights.AllAccess, SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS, ServiceBootFlag.AutoStart, ServiceError.Normal, fileName, null, IntPtr.Zero, null, null, null); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Failed to install service."); try { StartService(service,args); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void StartService(string serviceName,string[] args) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus | ServiceAccessRights.Start); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not open service."); try { StartService(service,args); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } public static void StopService(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus | ServiceAccessRights.Stop); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not open service."); try { StopService(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } private static void StartService(IntPtr service,string[] args) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); StartService(service, args.Length, args); var changedStatus = WaitForServiceStatus(service, ServiceState.StartPending, ServiceState.Running); if (!changedStatus) throw new ApplicationException("Unable to start service"); } private static void StopService(IntPtr service) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); ControlService(service, ServiceControl.Stop, status); var changedStatus = WaitForServiceStatus(service, ServiceState.StopPending, ServiceState.Stopped); if (!changedStatus) throw new ApplicationException("Unable to stop service"); } public static ServiceState GetServiceStatus(string serviceName) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights.Connect); try { IntPtr service = OpenService(scm, serviceName, ServiceAccessRights.QueryStatus); if (service == IntPtr.Zero) return ServiceState.NotFound; try { return GetServiceStatus(service); } finally { CloseServiceHandle(service); } } finally { CloseServiceHandle(scm); } } private static ServiceState GetServiceStatus(IntPtr service) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); if (QueryServiceStatus(service, status) == 0) throw new ApplicationException("Failed to query service status."); return status.dwCurrentState; } private static bool WaitForServiceStatus(IntPtr service, ServiceState waitStatus, ServiceState desiredStatus) { SERVICE_STATUS status = new SERVICE_STATUS(); QueryServiceStatus(service, status); if (status.dwCurrentState == desiredStatus) return true; int dwStartTickCount = Environment.TickCount; int dwOldCheckPoint = status.dwCheckPoint; while (status.dwCurrentState == waitStatus) { // Do not wait longer than the wait hint. A good interval is // one tenth the wait hint, but no less than 1 second and no // more than 10 seconds. int dwWaitTime = status.dwWaitHint / 10; if (dwWaitTime < 1000) dwWaitTime = 1000; else if (dwWaitTime > 10000) dwWaitTime = 10000; Thread.Sleep(dwWaitTime); // Check the status again. if (QueryServiceStatus(service, status) == 0) break; if (status.dwCheckPoint > dwOldCheckPoint) { // The service is making progress. dwStartTickCount = Environment.TickCount; dwOldCheckPoint = status.dwCheckPoint; } else { if (Environment.TickCount - dwStartTickCount > status.dwWaitHint) { // No progress made within the wait hint break; } } } return (status.dwCurrentState == desiredStatus); } private static IntPtr OpenSCManager(ScmAccessRights rights) { IntPtr scm = OpenSCManager(null, null, rights); if (scm == IntPtr.Zero) throw new ApplicationException("Could not connect to service control manager."); return scm; } } public enum ServiceState { Unknown = -1, // The state cannot be (has not been) retrieved. NotFound = 0, // The service is not known on the host server. Stopped = 1, StartPending = 2, StopPending = 3, Running = 4, ContinuePending = 5, PausePending = 6, Paused = 7 } [Flags] public enum ScmAccessRights { Connect = 0x0001, CreateService = 0x0002, EnumerateService = 0x0004, Lock = 0x0008, QueryLockStatus = 0x0010, ModifyBootConfig = 0x0020, StandardRightsRequired = 0xF0000, AllAccess = (StandardRightsRequired | Connect | CreateService | EnumerateService | Lock | QueryLockStatus | ModifyBootConfig) } [Flags] public enum ServiceAccessRights { QueryConfig = 0x1, ChangeConfig = 0x2, QueryStatus = 0x4, EnumerateDependants = 0x8, Start = 0x10, Stop = 0x20, PauseContinue = 0x40, Interrogate = 0x80, UserDefinedControl = 0x100, Delete = 0x00010000, StandardRightsRequired = 0xF0000, AllAccess = (StandardRightsRequired | QueryConfig | ChangeConfig | QueryStatus | EnumerateDependants | Start | Stop | PauseContinue | Interrogate | UserDefinedControl) } public enum ServiceBootFlag { Start = 0x00000000, SystemStart = 0x00000001, AutoStart = 0x00000002, DemandStart = 0x00000003, Disabled = 0x00000004 } public enum ServiceControl { Stop = 0x00000001, Pause = 0x00000002, Continue = 0x00000003, Interrogate = 0x00000004, Shutdown = 0x00000005, ParamChange = 0x00000006, NetBindAdd = 0x00000007, NetBindRemove = 0x00000008, NetBindEnable = 0x00000009, NetBindDisable = 0x0000000A } public enum ServiceError { Ignore = 0x00000000, Normal = 0x00000001, Severe = 0x00000002, Critical = 0x00000003 }
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In this article I read all posts and comments Bu still I don't know How can I set Account Type and StartType method when I gonna add windows service. This code example works fine my side its just add a service own local system) But I prepare Setup program I must think StartMode and User Account Type method because of customers system.
there is every appearance that ServiceBootFlag enum provide StartType but Account Type still a problem.

 [DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateServiceA")] private static extern IntPtr CreateService(IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, string lpDisplayName, ServiceRights dwDesiredAccess, int dwServiceType, ServiceBootFlag dwStartType, ServiceError dwErrorControl, string lpBinaryPathName, string lpLoadOrderGroup, IntPtr lpdwTagId, string lpDependencies, string lp, string lpPassword);
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Use below code to install windows service using C#:

public void InstallWinService(string winServicePath) { try { ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { winServicePath}); } catch (Exception) { throw; } }
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Another method could be using SC.exe from command prompt:

 System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process(); System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(); startInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden; startInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe"; startInfo.Arguments = "/C sc create MyService binpath=\"c:\\...\\MyService.exe\""; process.StartInfo = startInfo; process.Start();
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