Install a Windows service using a Windows command prompt?

Question

I want to install a Windows service using a Windows command prompt (not the Visual Studio command prompt).

How do I do this?

Answer 1

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" 

Answer 2

Nothing wrong with SC Create command. Just you need to know the correct args :

SC CREATE "MySVC" binpath= "D:\Me\Services\MySVC\MySVC.exe"