Hi I have a sample of a service which I am running in in vs2008 (standard). The solution complies (no errors) and when i run the installcommand InstallUtil E:\AvaProjects\NotificationService\obj\Release\NotificationService.exe it says it completed without error (no refernces to needing installer in project which is there etc). I cannot see the service in computer/management/services - it also uninstalls ok with the /u switch. I am an adminstartor on the local machine i'm doing this on (xp pro & vista home all service packs auto update on uac off). google or bing doesnt give meclue for "service vista InstallUtil not visible" help please

You have Installer classes in your exe? They have the RunInstaller attribute set? Have you added any of your own code in there? Are you calling the base class methods like Install?

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Phil Wilson

Hi Glider Pilot,

Please ensure to refresh the services in the Service Control Manager after you install a new Window serivce.

If this doesn't help, I suspect your service may be problematic. Please read the following MSDN article for a complete Windows Service sample:
"Walkthrough: Creating a Windows Service Application in the Component Designer"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt39148a(VS.80).aspx

Hope this helps.

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