Workaround to install as a service
You can manually install 2.6.0 as a service on Windows from an Administrator cmd prompt.
Assuming you have installed MongoDB using the MSI installer, the default path will be C:Program FilesMongoDB 2.6 Standard. If you have installed in an alternative directory you will need to adjust the paths as appropriate.
Steps to install:
1) Open an Administrator command prompt
- Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 (and R2)
- Press Win + R, then type "cmd", then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
- Windows 8 / 8.1
- Press Win + X, then press A.
2. Make directories for your database and log files
mkdir c:datadb mkdir c:datalog
3. Create a configuration file. This file can include any of the configuration options for mongod, but at a minimum must include a valid setting for logpath:
echo logpath=c:datalogmongod.log> "C:Program FilesMongoDB 2.6 Standardmongod.cfg" echo dbpath=c:datadb>> "C:Program FilesMongoDB 2.6 Standardmongod.cfg"
4. Create the MongoDB service
sc create MongoDB binPath= ""C:Program FilesMongoDB 2.6 Standardinmongod.exe" --service --config="C:Program FilesMongoDB 2.6 Standardmongod.cfg"" DisplayName= "MongoDB 2.6 Standard" start= "auto"
Note that sc requires a space between "=" and the configuration values (eg "binPath= "), and a "" to escape double quotes.
If this works you should see:
[SC] CreateService SUCCESS
5. Start the MongoDB service:
net start MongoDB
If successful you should be able to connect using the mongo shell. If the service did not start successfully, the log file should contain information to help you troubleshoot.