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I cannot dynamically setup my Window Service to allow to interact with desktop

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Zone: C# Programming Language

Tags: C# / .Net, Visual Studio 2003

I have built a Window Service with Visual Studio 2003. I want to setup by service to interact with desktop because it contains a window form... By service implement an Installer class that allow customize the installation. During the installation, I change a registry value to check the flag "Allow interacting with desktop". At the end of installation, I use a net stat command to start the service.

At the end of installation I go in the "Service" window of the "Control Panel... and my service look like to be right configured...
- The flag is checked and the service is running

But my window form is not displayed... If I stop the service and uncheck and re-check the "Allow to interact with desktop"...
When I restarting my service and re-executed my test... my form is displayed.

Here are some properties of my service:
Account = System.ServiceProcess.ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;
StartType = System.ServiceProcess.ServiceStartMode.Automatic;

Here the C# code that set the flag in the registry:
public override void Install(IDictionary stateSaver)
{
base.Install (stateSaver);

Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey serviceDescription = null;
serviceDescription = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"System\CurrentControlSet\Services\" + ServiceName, true);
serviceDescription.SetValue("Description", ServiceName", GetContextParameter("Suffix")));

// Allow Service to Interact with Desktop
int type = Convert.ToInt32(serviceDescription.GetValue("Type"));
serviceDescription.SetValue("Type", type | 0x100);
serviceDescription.Close();

private void ProjectInstaller_Committed(object sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
// Use net stat command to start the service at the end of installation

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