Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion?

Question

I build a windows service and I am getting the Error 1053 and not sure why. This is what my onstart looks like :

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
   var workerThread = new Thread(Worker);
   workerThread.Start();
}

I spawned off a new thread as I should but I am still getting no joy.

Answer 1

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885055/

Error can be read here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839174