C#: Running and Debugging a Windows Service

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I am currently building a Windows Service with C# and I just can't figure out how to debug it.

I am building it and then registering with installutil:

> installutil MusicRepo_FileMonitor.exe

The Commit phase completed successfully.

The transacted install has completed.

And as you can see above, it is supposedly being registered successfully, but I can't find it in services.smc. I have also tried starting the service with net start [ServiceName] but it's telling me The service name is invalid. so I guess it's not finding it.

For the record, I'm on Vista and I'm developing the ws with .Net 3.5

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When you created the service, what was the service name information that you provided inside the properties of the service? — Mitchel Sellers
– Mitchel Sellers, Commented Apr 2, 2009 at 19:35

Rob Koch · Accepted Answer · 2009-04-02 19:39:55Z

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Try Task Manager and see if you see MusicRepo_FileMonitor.exe. If not, then the service is definitely not running.

Alternatively, in Visual Studio, Debug > Attach to Process, check show processes from all users, and see if its there.

answered Apr 2, 2009 at 19:39

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Andreas Grech · Accepted Answer · 2009-04-02 19:45:06Z

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Upon further research, I realized that I had no Installer attached to the service, so the problem was now fixed by adding an Installer.

Here is the tutorial I used to add a Service Installer and so on.

answered Apr 2, 2009 at 19:45

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