Windows Services Can Install Themselves

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Windows Services Can Install Themselves(codeproject.com)

submitted by simoneb(5450) 4 years, 5 months ago

Using the InstallUtil.exe utility that ships with the .NET SDK can be a real pain. It's rarely in the PATH so you probably have to hunt down the utility when you are working on QA and production servers as I do. Installing a Windows Service should be easier. In this short article, I'll show you a way to make your Windows Services install themselves without needing InstallUtil.exe at all.

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posted by crpietschmann(11.3k) 4 years, 5 months ago 0

You know, I submitted this almost a week ago and it even was on the front page today. Then I got the following email.....

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'Create Windows Services That Can Install Themselves'
'Never use the InstallUtil.exe utility that ships with the .NET SDK again. Using the InstallUtil.exe utility that ships with the .NET SDK can be a real pain. It's rarely in the PATH so you probably have to hunt down the utility when you are working on QA and production servers as I do. Installing a Windows Service should be easier. In this short article, I'll show you a way to make your Windows Services install themselves without needing InstallUtil.exe at all.'

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posted by damo(0) 4 years, 5 months ago 0

I saw the original post in my rss reader and disappointed to see it removed. I'd like to know why too.

posted by simoneb(5450) 4 years, 5 months ago 0

I've explained the reason in the spy page. I chose to do it since the link on CodeProject was broken (I guess it was because they moved the article to another url) and I didn't want to leave on the homepage a story with a broken link.

Sorry if this caused some confusion, I hope you understand.

posted by jacook11(350) 4 years, 5 months ago 0

Thanks for reposting this article, I tried to access the original article and the link was broken.

posted by crpietschmann(11.3k) 4 years, 5 months ago 0

That makes sense, thanks. It's pretty annoying when that happens. I've actually seen CodeProject acticles moved like that quite a bit.

posted by simoneb(5450) 4 years, 5 months ago 0

Yes, I noticed that too, but I can't guess why they didn't put up a redirection mechanism.

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