Create Windows service from executable

Question

Is there any quick way to, given an executable file, create a Windows service that, when started, lauches it?

Answer 1

Here is Microsoft's instructions about how to achieve this.

Answer 2

You can use sc.exe:

sc create newservice binpath= <pat_to_the_executable>

More info is available from Microsoft KB - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192

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