Create a windows service with visual studio 2010 express

I am using IE8. I have looked for solutions to this registration problem and it seems that it has existed for several years now. One microsoft rep recommended using firefox instead of IE? Monday, June 7, AM. Thanks in advance. Sunday, June 13, PM. Web platform installer fails most of the times, and if you can provide packages as, Visual C installationPackage.

Thursday, June 17, AM. This is weird! How can I get the new version? Please help, I need it urgently. Saturday, July 31, PM. I understand that the Visual Studio Express is free by registering for a free key, and the application created by Visual Studio Express is free for use commerically as well if I am correct.

But I would like to know about the Visual Studio Express itself, can it be used or installed onto a machine and use it in a commerical environment? Tuesday, September 14, AM. Monday, November 15, AM. He said the product is not free but will have to be paid for after the 'trial period' of 30 days is up. And I told him it would be used for 'personal use", btw.

Good thing I found out this is fraudulent advertising or I'd be sitting here with saved projects in it and after 30 days, wonder why the program stopped working and asks me to buy it. Friday, January 21, PM. I am sure you are mistaking. When you talked to support did you specify "Express"? Sunday, January 30, PM. Thank you for replying. I agree. I think the person I spoke with was confused as to which I was referring to. Now if I can get this other issue resolved, I'll be set to go.

That issue being I registered it but because I had a prior version already in the computer, it gave me an odd message saying the key wouldn't extend my product use. So, I'm fearing this means after 30 days, this thing will stop working. My question is, should I just ignore the message or will this product actually expire in 30 days? I don't want to lose any saved projects I'm working on, which I would if it died on me.

Be inspired by phreaking. I'm trying to deploy this to a computer lab in the high school I work at. Absolutely ridiculous. Wednesday, March 16, PM. One, it is extremely common to register any product you obtain these days, free or not. Off, but On Topic. Wednesday, April 6, PM.

If Microsoft wants my email in exchange for software Thursday, April 7, PM. Developers are why Microsoft offers it free. In the end, Microsoft can make more money if Windows is improved on by what developers make. But I already said profit is the motive. Giving ones email address isn't the only issue, it's also having to get a product key in return or the product dies in 30 days.

The product possibly dying in 30 days caused a problem for me the 'other problem' I mentioned above but didn't detail. What I ended up having to do was to 'wait' 30 days and see if my Visual Basic one would expire and stop working. Waiting was necessary since most of the people at Microsoft are foreigners who have little grasp of English and therefore when asked for help on something can't offer anything to say except, "I'll be glad to assist you.

I understand you're having a problem with a product you bought. How eyufdhuwfeiowfeoiuwfeyugfewguiwefhufjuhds". In other words, who can understand and deal with employees who aren't fluent in English? Not that this is the topic here, but it's an example of having no where to turn.

Knowing this, I couldn't have asked for assistance so that left me having to 'wait it out'. Luckily for me I wasn't someone in great need of the product so I could afford to wait around that 30 days, others can't do that however. The fact is for me and others in a similar position, registering it and having to get the product key has caused problems which wouldn't be there if registering and getting a product key wasn't required in the first place.

What sort of "objection" did you get when installing? I think the solutions were posted, if not acceptable. Then there is nothing else to say. I hope you find what ever satisfaction you are looking for by posting to these boards. What sort of objection did I get? It said "You cannot extend the life of this product using this product key".

I looked for a few hours for a solution and found none. Sign up Log in. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.

Before you decide to add startup parameters, consider whether it's the best way to pass information to your service. Although they're easy to use and parse, and a user can easily override them, they might be harder for a user to discover and use without documentation.

Generally, if your service requires more than just a few startup parameters, you should use the registry or a configuration file instead. A Windows service can accept command-line arguments, or startup parameters. When you add code to process startup parameters, a user can start your service with their own custom startup parameters in the service properties window.

However, these startup parameters aren't persisted the next time the service starts. To set startup parameters permanently, set them in the registry. Under each service's subkey, use the Parameters subkey to store information that your service can access. You can use application configuration files for a Windows service the same way you do for other types of programs. For sample code, see ConfigurationManager. Select Program. In the Main method, change the code to add an input parameter and pass it to the service constructor:.

In MyNewService. This code sets the event source and log name according to the startup parameters that the user supplies.

If no arguments are supplied, it uses default values. To specify the command-line arguments, add the following code to the ProjectInstaller class in ProjectInstaller. Typically, this value contains the full path to the executable for the Windows service.

For the service to start up correctly, the user must supply quotation marks for the path and each individual parameter. A user can change the parameters in the ImagePath registry entry to change the startup parameters for the Windows service.

However, a better way is to change the value programmatically and expose the functionality in a user-friendly way, such as by using a management or configuration utility. Program , or Sub Main for Visual Basic projects. Now that you've built the Windows service, you can install it. To install a Windows service, you must have administrator credentials on the computer where it's installed. If the system can't find installutil. This tool is installed with the. If the installutil.

By default, the log is in the same folder as the service executable. The installation can fail if:. For more information, see How to: Install and uninstall services. In Windows, open the Services desktop app. You should see your service listed in Services , displayed alphabetically by the display name that you set for it. In Windows, open the Event Viewer desktop app.

Locate the listing for MyNewLog or MyLogFile1 if you followed the procedure to add command-line arguments and expand it. You should see the entries for the two actions start and stop that your service performed. In the Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio window, navigate to the folder that contains your project's output. If the service uninstalls successfully, the command reports that your service was successfully removed. Create a standalone setup program for others to use to install your Windows service.

Use the WiX Toolset to create an installer for a Windows service. For other ideas, see Create an installer package. Explore the ServiceController component, which enables you to send commands to the service you've installed.