Install windows service with custom name

Question

I have an exe file with a windows service. To install it, i use the command:

installutil myService.exe /ShowCallStack

Then, i can see the "service1" listed in Services window.

My question is if it is possible to install 2 instances of same service (using the same exe) but with diferent names. I want to do that without changing the source code.

Thanks

Answer 1

Does your service have a ProjectInstaller class? If you add a ProjectInstaller to your service, then you can edit the DisplayName property of the ProjectInstaller's ServiceInstaller. This will change the name from "Service1" to whatever you want it to be. A walkthrough on ProjectInstallers can be found on MSDN here.