Self install Windows Service in .NET

Question

I have read this question. I have same issue, but I don't understand the answer from lubos hasko. How exactly can I do it? Can you someone post me full walkthrough?

When I run code below, something is installed, but in list of service, I could not find it.

I have this, but this not work:

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Configuration.Install; using System.Linq; using System.Reflection; using System.ServiceProcess; using System.Text; using System.IO;  namespace ConsoleApplication1 {  public class Service1 : ServiceBase {     public Service1()     {         File.AppendAllText("sss.txt", "ccccc");     }      protected override void OnStart(string[] args)     {         File.AppendAllText("sss.txt", "asdfasdf");     }      protected override void OnStop()     {         File.AppendAllText("sss.txt", "bbbbb");     }       static void Main(string[] args)     {         if (System.Environment.UserInteractive)         {             string parameter = string.Concat(args);             switch (parameter)             {                 case "--install":                     ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });                     break;                 case "--uninstall":                     ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { "/u", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });                     break;             }         }         else         {             ServiceBase.Run(new Service1());         }           Console.ReadKey();     }  } } 

I dont understad this either:

if (System.Environment.UserInteractive) ... 

Answer 1

This is my complete solution, and it works. It is basically the same answer as in this question.

using System; using System.Configuration.Install; using System.Reflection; using System.ServiceProcess; using System.IO;  namespace ConsoleApplication1 {     class Program : ServiceBase     {         static void Main(string[] args)         {              AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += CurrentDomainUnhandledException;               if (System.Environment.UserInteractive)             {                 string parameter = string.Concat(args);                 switch (parameter)                 {                     case "--install":                         ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });                         break;                     case "--uninstall":                         ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { "/u", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });                         break;                 }             }             else             {                 ServiceBase.Run(new Program());             }            }          private static void CurrentDomainUnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)         {             File.AppendAllText(@"C:\Temp\error.txt", ((Exception)e.ExceptionObject).Message + ((Exception)e.ExceptionObject).InnerException.Message);         }          public Program()         {             this.ServiceName = "My Service";             File.AppendAllText(@"C:\Temp\sss.txt", "aaa");          }          protected override void OnStart(string[] args)         {             base.OnStart(args);              File.AppendAllText(@"C:\Temp\sss.txt", "bbb");         }          protected override void OnStop()         {             base.OnStop();              File.AppendAllText(@"C:\Temp\sss.txt", "ccc");         }     } } 

and in same project create this class:

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Configuration.Install; using System.Linq; using System.ServiceProcess; using System.Text;  namespace ConsoleApplication1 {     [RunInstaller(true)]     public class MyWindowsServiceInstaller : Installer     {         public MyWindowsServiceInstaller()         {             var processInstaller = new ServiceProcessInstaller();             var serviceInstaller = new ServiceInstaller();              //set the privileges             processInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;              serviceInstaller.DisplayName = "My Service";             serviceInstaller.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Automatic;              //must be the same as what was set in Program's constructor             serviceInstaller.ServiceName = "My Service";             this.Installers.Add(processInstaller);             this.Installers.Add(serviceInstaller);         }     } } 

Run this program with parameters --install/--uninstall as Administrator on Windows 7. Check the error log in temp. Check working log on the same path.