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Schoo

I am trying to install a windows service on my XP workstation (XP
Professional) which I do development on. I am using an example from an
article by Billy Hollis but when I try to run the installutil.exe, it stops
and asks me for a Username and Password (Set Service Login) dialogue box.
This is not mentioned in the article, but then it was written in 2001, so XP
may be more restrictive. I have tried my login and used my
domainName\UserName, but that didn't work either. In the end, it will not
install. Is there anything I am doing wrong or can do differently to
install this Windows Service?

Scott

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Phil Wilson

Probably the way you have the Account property set. See the point about
asking for user account at install time:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemserviceprocessserviceprocessinstallerclassaccounttopic.asp
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Schoo

I don't understand... the link you provided seems to point to a way to set
the ServiceAccount property programmatically. The service is already built
and I am trying to use the DOS window and installutil.exe to get the service
installed. I don't see what VB program code like the
ServiceProcessInstaller.Account Property has to do with this. (maybe it is
just me. :) )

I am not sure what other accounts are available on the workstation, but
there is a "Guest" account. I tried my account info and the Guest acct.
with blank password boxes and still it will not let me install. The actual
error in the DOS window is:

"An exception occurred during the Install phase.
System.CompnentModel.Win32Exception: The account name is invalisd or does
not exist, or the password is invalid for the account name specified".

Then it initializes a rollback.

I can confirm that my user account is set up as "Computer Administrator"
from the control panel.

I hope someone here has some thoughts because I don't see why this wouldn't
work.

Schoo

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Peter Huang (VIP)

Hi Scott,

If we need to install the windows service with the installutil tool, we
need to add the Installer class into the project by right click on the
service design view and select Add installer. The serviceProcessInstaller1
will handle the service logon account.
1. Set the Account property to User
2. Set the pass and user
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.serviceProcessInstaller1 = new
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller();
            this.serviceInstaller1 = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller();
            this.serviceProcessInstaller1.Password = "pass";
            this.serviceProcessInstaller1.Username = @"domain\user";
            this.serviceProcessInstaller1.AfterInstall += new
System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler(this.serviceProcessInstalle
r1_AfterInstall);
            this.serviceInstaller1.ServiceName = "TestAccount";
            this.serviceInstaller1.AfterInstall += new
System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler(this.serviceInstaller1_Afte
rInstall);
            this.Installers.AddRange(new System.Configuration.Install.Installer[] {
this.serviceProcessInstaller1, this.serviceInstaller1});
        }

3. rebuild the solution
4. run the installutil tool to install the service which will logon as
{domain\user, pass} pair.

If we do not specified the information the installutil tool do not know how
to do that. You may also look into the link Phil posted.

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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	System.Configuration.Install.Installer
	System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler
	System.ServiceProcess.ServiceAccount
	System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller
	System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller

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