Windows Service Not Starting After Installing

Question

Well, I have created a new windows service and the install from Visual Studio.

When I am done installing, how can I start the service ?

I need something that will allow me to start the process, or an exe.. something?

The Installer is : Visual Studio Installer - Setup Project.

Any help?

My question in order:

1. Why the service don't start?

2. How can i control what happen after intall ? Where is the code for it?

Thanks!

Solution 1

to start your service you can either execute the command:

net start YourServiceName

or go to Control Panel -> Admin tools -> Services and select your service and click start.

full path above depends also on your actual windows version.

even if you did not use any logging, in general service failures are recorded in the Windows Event Log so open Event Viewer and see latest events.

Solution 2

even you Set the startup type to Automatic it will not start your service automatically until the machine restart. what you can do is create event handler for AfterInstall event of your service installer class and start the service using ServiceController Start method as below

public serviceInstaller()
{
    this.AfterInstall += new InstallEventHandler(serviceInstaller_AfterInstall);
}

void serviceInstaller_AfterInstall(object sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
    ServiceController sc = new ServiceController(serviceInstaller.ServiceName);
    sc.Start();
}

you can create event using the visual studio event window as well.

Comments

[Alon M]

The Service it self is automitaic, and i did an install and everything. but i need to go and strart the service my self, its dosent strat alone...

[Alon M]

There is no error. the service is fine, if i strart it my self it is working OK. The thing is i want after i install it it will strart by it self ><

[Davide Piras]

ok good, so as others told you specify Start Mode Automatic in the service installer

[Davide Piras]

This is what you are looking for: pietschsoft.com/post/2009/11/06/…

[Pierre-Luc Champigny]

Or this link, like I posted in my answer: devblog.grinn.net/2008/02/…

[Alon M]

Ok, i have create a windows service.then create a visualstudio installer. it is WORKING FINE!! i can strart the service by my self and its ok. BUT> if i dont strat it by my self after install. it iwll not STRAT. how can i do that after install it iwll strart by it self.

[humblelistener]

You can start the service in multiple ways, one of them is to start it from service installer class using after install event. Refer here stackoverflow.com/questions/1036713/…

[swdev]

This is what I am looking for! Thanks

[Ahmad]

not working for me shows error "not installed service and rollback"