Error 1053 the service did not respond to the start or control request

Question

I've written a Windows Service in C# that basically checks my db every minute for orders, generates a PDF from these orders, and emails it.

The logic works perfectly in my tests etc..

When i create the service, and install it using the setup project, when I go to start the service in the services mmc, I get:

error 1053 the service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion

My OnStart method looks like this:

protected override void OnStart(string[] args) {     //writeToWindowsEventLog("Service started", EventLogEntryType.Information);     timer.Enabled = true; } 

Basically, just enables the timer... so theres no process intensive call there.

Where am I going wrong?

I've tried setting the startup account to local system, network service etc... nothing works!

Edit:

Here is my code: (processPurchaseOrders is the method where the db is queried and pdf's are generated etc...)

public partial class PurchaseOrderDispatcher : ServiceBase {     //this is the main timer of the service     private System.Timers.Timer timer;      public PurchaseOrderDispatcher()     {         InitializeComponent();     }      // The main entry point for the process     static void Main()     {       #if (!DEBUG)         ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun;         ServicesToRun = new ServiceBase[] { new PurchaseOrderDispatcher() };         ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);       #else //debug code         PurchaseOrderDispatcher service = new PurchaseOrderDispatcher();         service.processPurchaseOrders();       #endif     }      private void InitializeComponent()     {         this.CanPauseAndContinue = true;         this.ServiceName = "Crocus_PurchaseOrderGenerator";     }      private void InitTimer()     {         timer = new System.Timers.Timer();          //wire up the timer event         timer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(timer_Elapsed);          //set timer interval         var timeInSeconds = Convert.ToInt32(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["TimerIntervalInSeconds"]);         timer.Interval = (timeInSeconds * 1000); // timer.Interval is in milliseconds, so times above by 1000          timer.Enabled = true;     }      protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)     {         if (disposing && (components != null))             components.Dispose();          base.Dispose(disposing);     }      protected override void OnStart(string[] args)     {         //instantiate timer         Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(this.InitTimer));         t.Start();     }      protected override void OnStop()     {         //turn off the timer.         timer.Enabled = false;     }      protected override void OnPause()     {         timer.Enabled = false;          base.OnPause();     }      protected override void OnContinue()     {         timer.Enabled = true;          base.OnContinue();     }      protected void timer_Elapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)     {         processPurchaseOrders();     } } 

Answer 1

I just had the same problem.

It turned out it was because I was running it as a console in debug mode - like the code you have above

#if (!DEBUG)  #else //debug code  #endif 

And I had compiled it in debug mode and installed the service

When I compiled it in release mode it worked as expected

Hope this helps