Install a Windows service using a Windows command prompt

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I want to install a Windows service using a Windows command prompt  not the Visual Studio command prompt    How do I do this

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open Developer command prompt as Admin and navigate to

cd C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

Now use path where is your .exe there

InstallUtil "D:\backup\WindowsService\WindowsService1\WindowsService1\obj\Debug\TestService.exe"

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the following code   install and uninstall the Service    Open the command prompt and run the program as an administrator and fire the below command and press enter   Syntax  To Install  C  windows microsoft net framework v4 0 30319 gt InstallUtil exe   Your copied path    your service name    exe   eg  Our Path InstallUtil exe C  MyFirstService bin Debug MyFirstService exe  To uninstall   C  windows microsoft net framework v4 0 30319 gt InstallUtil exe -u   Your copied path    your service name    exe   eg   Our path InstallUtil exe -u C  MyFirstService bin Debug MyFirstService exe  for more help you can see the following link  sample program

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1 From the Start menu  select the Visual Studio  directory  then select Developer Command Prompt for VS    2 The Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio appears   3 Access the directory where your project s compiled executable file is located   4 Run InstallUtil exe from the command prompt with your project s executable as a parameter

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when your assembly version and your Visual studio project Biuld setting on dot net 2 or 4 install with same version   install service with installutil that same version  if build in dot net 4  Type c  windows microsoft net framework v4 0 30319 installutil exe  if build in dot net 2  Type c  windows microsoft net framework v2 0 11319 installutil exe

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Install Service -   C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 InstallUtil exe    C  Services myservice exe    UnInstall Sevice -   C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 InstallUtil exe  -u  C  Services myservice Service exe

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Create a   bat file beside of your windows service exe file for installing with the following context   CLS ECHO Installing My Windows Service   START  windir  Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 installutil exe    d0  p0 YourWindowsServiceExeName exe    Create a   bat file beside of your windows service exe file for uninstalling with the following context   CLS ECHO Uninstalling My Windows Service   START  windir  Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 installutil exe -u    d0  p0 YourWindowsServiceExeName exe    Run each of bat file as Admin to install or uninstall your windows service

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Nothing wrong with SC Create command  Just you need to know the correct args     SC CREATE  MySVC  binpath   D  Me Services MySVC MySVC exe

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Follow these steps when deploying the Windows Service  don t lose time   Run command prompt by the Admin right  Insure about release mode when compilling in your IDE  Give a type to your project installer on design view  Select authentication type in accordance the case  Insure about software dependencies  If you are using a certificate install it correctly  Go your console write this  C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework yourRecentVersion installutil exe c  yourservice exe   there is a hidden -i argument before the exe path -i c   you can use -u for uninstallling  Look your  exe path to seem log file  You can use event viewer to observing in the feature

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Open Visual studio and select new project by selecting Windows Service template in Windows Desktop tab  Than copy following code into your service name cs file   using System Diagnostics  using System ServiceProcess  namespace TimerService       public partial class Timer Service   ServiceBase               public Timer Service                         InitializeComponent                      static void Main                         if  System Diagnostics Debugger IsAttached                                Timer Service service   new Timer Service                    service OnStart null                             else                               ServiceBase   ServicesToRun                  ServicesToRun   new ServiceBase                                         new Timer Service                                      ServiceBase Run ServicesToRun                                   protected override void OnStart string   args                        EventLog WriteEvent  Timer Service   new EventInstance 0  0  EventLogEntryType Information   new string      Service start successfully                         protected override void OnStop                                     EventLog WriteEvent  Timer Service   new EventInstance 0  0  EventLogEntryType Information   new string      Service stop successfully                           Right-Click on service name cs file and open designer of service  than right-click and select Add Installer  than right-click on serviceProcessInstaller1 and change its property value of Account from User to Local System   Remove static void main method from Program cs file  Than save and Build your project   NOTE  goto bin Ddebug folder of your project folder  Than open Properties of your service name exe file  Than goto Compatibility tab  Than click on Change Settings For All Users   Select option Run this program as an administrator   Now  You have to open CommandPromt as Administrator  After open  set directory to where your InstallUtil exe file is placed  for ex  C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework64 v4 0 30319  now write the following command   C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework64 v4 0 30319 gt InstallUtil exe -i C  TimerService TimerService bin Debug TimerService exe   Note  -i is for install he service and -u for Unsinstall   after -i set the write the path where you want to install your service   now write the command in CommandPromt as follows   C  TimerService TimerService bin Debug gt net start service name   Note  use stop for stop the Service   Now  open ViewEventLog exe  Select Windows Logs Application  There you can check your Service s log by start and stop the service

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I must add one more point in this thread  To install uninstall 64-bit version of assemblies one should use 64-bit version of tool  To install a service  the command should be    C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework64 v4 0 30319 InstallUtil exe   C  YourFolder YourService exe    and to uninstall the command should be    C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework64 v4 0 30319 InstallUtil exe  -u  C  YourFolder YourService exe

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Open command prompt as administrator  go to your Folder where your  exe resides  To Install Exe as service  D  YourFolderName YourExeName  i   To uninstall use  u

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You should open command prompt  go to  C  windows microsoft net framework v4 0 30319 InstallUtil exe -i   EXE file of window service

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Navigate to the installutil exe in your  net folder  for  net 4 it s C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 for example  and use it to install your service  like this    C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 installutil exe   c  myservice exe

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If the directory s name has a space like c  program files abc 123  then you must use double quotes around the path   installutil exe  c  program files abc 123 myservice exe      It makes things much easier if you set up a bat file like following   e g  To install a service  create a  myserviceinstaller bat  and  Run as Administrator    echo off cd C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 installutil exe  C  Services myservice exe   if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto error exit  error echo There was a problem pause   to uninstall service   Just add a -u to the installutil command   cd C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319  C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319 installutil exe -u  C  Services myservice exe

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start up the command prompt  CMD  with administrator rights  Type c  windows microsoft net framework v4 0 30319 installutil exe  your windows service path to exe  Press return

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Run Windows Command Prompt as Administrator paste this code  cd C  Windows Microsoft NET Framework v4 0 30319  to go to folder edit and run this too  installutil C  ProjectFolder bin Debug MyProject exe   Note  To uninstall  installutil  u C  ProjectFolder bin Debug MyProject exe

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If you are using Powershell and you want to install  NET service you can use Install-Service module  It is a wrapper for InstalUtil tool    It exposes 3 commands   Install-Service - invokes  InstallUtil exe pathToExecutable command Install-ServiceIfNotInstalled - first it checks if service is installed if not perform the method Install-Service  Uninstall-Service- it uninstalls service  ServiceName of path to executable can be used    Code to this module can be viewed here

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Perform the following    Start up the command prompt  CMD  with administrator rights  Type c  windows microsoft net framework v4 0 30319 installutil exe  your windows service path to exe  Press return and that s that    It s important to open with administrator rights otherwise you may find errors that come up that don t make sense  If you get any  check you ve opened it with admin rights first     To open with admin rights  right click  Command Prompt  and select  Run as administrator    Source  http   coderamblings wordpress com 2012 07 24 how-to-install-a-windows-service-using-the-command-prompt

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