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Windows Service in C#

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Introduction
This article is about Windows Service in .Net Frame. We learn how to make and use windows service in our C#.Net Frame applications.    
Steps to create windows service 
1. 
Open new windows project in Visual Studio.

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2. Right click on windows service screen and select add installer

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Two installers added and displays on windows service design view.
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3. Go to service installer property and sets the following properties

  1. Description
  2. Display Name
  3. Service Name
  4. Start Type   
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4. Go to service process installer property and sets the account property to 'Local System' 

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5. Now drag a tool of evenLog1 from tool box into service designer and write the following code:  

 public Service1()
{
   InitializeComponent();
 if (!System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists("MySource"))
    System.Diagnostics.EventLog.CreateEventSource("MySource", "MyNewLog");
    this.eventLog1.Source = "MySource";
    this.eventLog1.Log = "MyNewLog";
}

On Start function 

 protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
  this.eventLog1.WriteEntry("Windows service start at: " +    
   DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay);
}

On Stop function

 protected override void OnStop()
{
   this.eventLog1.WriteEntry("Windows service stop at: " +    
   DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay);
}

6. Add setup project to install our service on system.

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7. Add project output into setup project. Right click on setup project and select add-> project output.

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8. Right click on setup project and select view->custom action. 

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9. Right click on custom action that opens in new window and add custom action. 

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10. Select application Folder and add primary output from windows service and then click ok.

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Project output added successfully.

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11. Rebuild these two projects (windows service & setup) and now right click on setup, select install option. Windows service is installed on your system successfully.
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First time you have to start the service manually or you may restart your system      
System Services Screen

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You can check whether your service is working or not, just view system event viewer from control panel(administrative tools).
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On start even log
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On stop event log
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