windows-services

error 1083 the executable program that this service is configured to run does not implemented the service

getting error while try to start service ...

User-defined windows service does not start - 1053 error

I am trying to convert a console exe into a Windows service running on Windows 2003. I used the Windows Resource Kit tools to install it as a service (followed the information in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890). However, when I try to start the service I get a 1053 error - "Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or ...

Running batch script as windows service.

Hi All, We have a java application which run as server running on a remote windows system which is started though a batch script which includes some initialization configurations. To avoid login into the system every time and starting / stopping the service I planned to add that batch script as a "Windows Service" and use it remotely ...

How to execute Windows service at a specified time daily.

I need to schedule windows service on daily basis at pre-defined time to run and then sleep till the next day, How can i do that? Solution: Added a timer to timeout every 30 minutes and then validate if the time of the day has reached, if yes then perform the desired function, make sure that, mark a flag once its done for the day. ...

tomcat as windows service - increase max java heap memory

i have tomcat5.5 installed as a windows service, and I need to change the java memory pool. however, when i enter any amount more than 1348 mb, the service doesn't start. IS there any way to get around this? Would it help if I installed it the non-windows-service way? TIA ...

WiX - Install Windows Service and give permissions

We are required to give a user permissions to Start, Stop, and Query status of an installed service. In WiX 2.0, this xml would have worked: <ServiceInstall Id="ServiceInstaller" Type="ownProcess" Name="$(var.ServiceName)" DisplayName="$(var.ServiceName)" Description="Our service description" Start="demand" Account="LocalSy...

Introduce win service into setup

Hello everybody. I've got win service, which I want introduce in all my products. So how can I add setup service to all my projects setups. I try add service files to setup(exe,config ref dll) but it dosn't setup automatically and I should use installutil.exe. How can I install it with my products without usage installutil.exe. Can I use...

Unable to start windows service on a local machine(having windows xp)

Hi, I have installed a windows service(C#) on my local machine having windows XP installed in it. But when I tried to start that service It gave me this error- The MyWindowsService service on Local Computer has started and then stopped. Some Services stops automatically if they have no work to do, for example, the performance logs and...

A standalone Delphi application that can also be installed as windows service

In Delphi you can create a standalone Windows VCL Forms application. You can also create a Windows service application. Is it possible to combine the two in a single application that can run as a standalone application and can also be installed as a Windows service? ...

Sharing file locks

I am currently working on a file processing service that looks at a fileshare, where files are uploaded to via FTP. For scalability I've been asked to make this service to be able to be load balanced, so the service has to expect that other services on different machines may also be trying to process these files. OK, so I thought I sho...

Starting services in installer gives not sufficient priviliges

Hi to all, I have an installer which installs services and then starts them. On some machines with UAC on, when the service is about the start the installer fails with "insufficient priviliges". Should I raise the priviliges of the installer (if at all possible)? or is there another means of getting the service to start? JD ...

Service and program interaction

Hello, I am developing a very basic windows service in C#. Apart from the service I also need to develop a program which will be used to set various parameters for the service. As the service and program will be running in different processed by different users how do I tell the service that parameters have changed? One way that I am ...

Processing long-running operations from a windows service.

Edit (again): Let me simplify my problem. I have a Windows Service that exposes some WCF endpoints with methods like: int ExecuteQuery(string query) { // asynchronously execute query that may take 1 second to 20 minutes return queryId; } string GetStatus(int queryId) { // return the status of the query (# of results so far, e...

Ajax call to wcf windows service over ssl (https)

I have a windows service which exposes an endpoint over http. Again this is a windows service (not a web service hosted in iis). I then call methods from this endpoint, using javascript/ajax. Everything works perfectly, and this the code I'm using in my windows service to create the endpoint: //Create host object WebS...

Profiling a Windows Service that runs on startup

Hi, I am interested in a profiler that is capable of attaching to a .NET Windows Service that starts on windows startup. I have tried dotTrace, YourKit and AutomatedQA profilers without luck. All of them show the windows service as shaded and so I cannot profile my service. Can someone suggest a working profiler? ...

How to cancel a long running database insert/update operation from ASP.NET UI when the the operation is being oerformed by a Windows service

I see a question about this here. However, in my case, It is the windows service which in running the long running insert/update on a table and I need to cancel the operation from my ASP.NET application. In the above link Burnsys suggests that one should kill the Sql server session. Is that really only way and a goood practice to do this...

"Unable to find assembly" for windows service

Hi guys! I've recently inherited a windows service that utilizes Spring.NET. I'll admit that I've never worked with Spring before and I'm completely clueless. Occasionally the windows service will throw this error: 2010-03-06 18:43:10,005 ERROR System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Unable to find assembly 'Spring.Core, ...

How to determine if starting inside a windows service?

Currently I'm checking it in the following way: if (Environment.UserInteractive) Application.Run(new ServiceControllerForm(service)); else ServiceBase.Run(windowsService); It helps debugging a little and service can also be run using the executable. But assume now that the service requires interaction with the user desktop so ...

Continuously checking database from a Windows service

I am making a Windows service which needs to continuously check for database entries that can be added at any time to tell it to execute some code. It is looking to see if it's status is set to pending, and it's execute time entry is > than the current time. Is the only way to do this to just run select statements over and over? It mi...

Windows services

I have a windows application and I need to change it into a windows service, How can I check whether the windows service is running or not without using any external service to keep a check on the main service. Is there any way to check it within the main service as I have tried work on it but if the windows service is stopped then the...