Introduction
This article explains how to install or uninstall a .NET Windows Service using C#. This article starts with an introduction of installing and uninstalling a .NET Windows Service using C#.
To install or uninstall a Windows Service (that was created using the .NET Framework) use the utility InstallUtil.exe. This tool can be found in the following path.
Step 1: Open a Command Prompt window.
Open the InstallUtil.exe directory for the Framework 2.0; the path is “C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\”.
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Step 2: Then use the .NET service run command similar to this (specify the full path to your service):
“InstallUtil.exe C:\DemoService\DemoWindowsService.exe”
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Step 3: And if you want to uninstall a Windows Service then you just add "/u" between installutil.exe and the path as in the following:
“InstallUtil.exe /u C:\DemoService\DemoWindowsService.exe”
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Final Step
To check the service after the install you just open local services and find your service there.
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Summary
This article explained how to install and uninstall a .NET Windows Service using C# using InstallUtil.exe.