How to install windows service?

Akshaya arumugam

When I try to install windows service to my project I get the following error "instaliutil.exe is not recognized as a valid internal or external command, operable program or batch file"

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Nanddeep Nachan8y ago
Solution is here
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12703645/how-to-resolve-installutil-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-comma

Add a reference to System.Configuration.Install
static void Main(string[] args)
{
    if (Environment.UserInteractive)
    {
        string parameter = string.Concat(args);
        switch (parameter)
        {
            case "--install":
            ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new[] { Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });
            break;
            case "--uninstall":
            ManagedInstallerClass.InstallHelper(new[] { "/u", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location });
            break;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        ServiceBase[] servicesToRun = new ServiceBase[]
                          {
                              new Service1()
                          };
        ServiceBase.Run(servicesToRun);
    }
}
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Avnish Kumar8y ago
installutil WindowsServiceForWCF.exe
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Cynthia Sathuragiri8y ago
Navigate to the path where InstallUtil.exe is present on your system and then run the commands. Also check whether you have opened the command prompt in administrator Mode.
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Guest User8y ago
"instaliutil.exe" looks like a typo. Shouldn't that be installutil.exe with 2 L's ?
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