http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4144019/self-install-windows-service-in-net-c-sharp
using System; using System.Configuration.Install; using System.Reflection; using System.ServiceProcess; using System.IO; namespace ConsoleApplication1 { class Program : ServiceBase { static void Main(string[] args) { AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += CurrentDomainUnhandledException; if (System.Environment.UserInteractive) { string parameter = string.Concat(args); switch (parameter) { case "--install": ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location }); break; case "--uninstall": ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new string[] { "/u", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location }); break; } } else { ServiceBase.Run(new Program()); } } private static void CurrentDomainUnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e) { File.AppendAllText(@"C:Temperror.txt", ((Exception)e.ExceptionObject).Message + ((Exception)e.ExceptionObject).InnerException.Message); } public Program() { this.ServiceName = "My Service"; File.AppendAllText(@"C:Tempsss.txt", "aaa"); } protected override void OnStart(string[] args) { base.OnStart(args); File.AppendAllText(@"C:Tempsss.txt", "bbb"); } protected override void OnStop() { base.OnStop(); File.AppendAllText(@"C:Tempsss.txt", "ccc"); } } }
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Configuration.Install; using System.Linq; using System.ServiceProcess; using System.Text; namespace ConsoleApplication1 { [RunInstaller(true)] public class MyWindowsServiceInstaller : Installer { public MyWindowsServiceInstaller() { var processInstaller = new ServiceProcessInstaller(); var serviceInstaller = new ServiceInstaller(); //set the privileges processInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem; serviceInstaller.DisplayName = "My Service"; serviceInstaller.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Automatic; //must be the same as what was set in Program's constructor serviceInstaller.ServiceName = "My Service"; this.Installers.Add(processInstaller); this.Installers.Add(serviceInstaller); } } }