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How to install a windows service and make hime run without reboot.

Hello,
I have a .Net App and a .Net windows service.
I'm using a Project Installer to install them on clients computer. How do I make the installed service to start running immediately without reboot. I don't want to do it manually using "My Compurt->Manage-> ...." I'm looking for a script or something.
Please give full solution. I'm using .Net 2

talker2004

// Make sure the service name goes here.
// you will need to make reference to system.serviceprocess
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController ServiceController = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController("Service Name");

public void StartController()
{
try {
this.ServiceController.Refresh();
if (this.ServiceController.Status != ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus.Running) {
ServiceController.Start();
}
}
catch (Exception ex) {
}
}

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Todd Gerbert

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Anurag Thakur

you can create a bat file to start the service or stop the service using the net start and net stop commands

stopping the service
net stop "Service Name"

starting the service
net start "Service Name"

orenisraeli2000

ASKER

talker2004: I dont understand where to put your code and how to invoke it.
tgerbert : Nice solution but Where to put the code?? I've put the code in the ProjectInstaller.cs file and nothing new happed.

orenisraeli2000

ASKER

Correction, all is good.
I loved this fancy pants solution.
nice1

talker2004

when I seen tgerbert solution I knew his was going to beat mine out. Overriding the commit method was pretty slick to get it done during the install.