Having issues in installing a windows Service created using Visual Studio 2010

Question

I am trying to install a windows Service created using Visual Studio 2010 on my local machine and on a Windows Server 2008 r2. I am getting the proper success reslt when I install it using the InstallUtil.exe Please find the below command line comments when I have installed the Service.

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319>InstallUtil.exe E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService.exe Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Installation utility Version 4.0.30319.1 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Running a transacted installation. Beginning the Install phase of the installation. See the contents of the log file for the E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService.exe assembly's progress. The file is located at E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService\MyService.InstallLog. Installing assembly 'E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService.exe'. Affected parameters are: logtoconsole = logfile = E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService\MyService.InstallLog assemblypath = E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService.exe Installing service Service1... Service Service1 has been successfully installed. Creating EventLog source Service1 in log Application... The Install phase completed successfully, and the Commit phase is beginning. See the contents of the log file for the E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService.exe assembly's progress. The file is located at E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService\MyService.InstallLog. Committing assembly 'E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService.exe'. Affected parameters are: logtoconsole = logfile = E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService\MyService.InstallLog assemblypath = E:\SomeFolder\MyService\MyService.exe The Commit phase completed successfully. The transacted install has completed.

but the problem is when I go to AdministrativeTools-->Services and try to start the installed service it gives the below error

Services Windows could not start the MyServiceInstaller service on Local Computer. Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. OK

Please let me know what should I do to start the server ??

Regards Srividhya

Answer 1

Put some code for logging in service and check for errors in the log file. There is some code that is giving error. This code executes on OnStart event of the service.

Check the event viewer for more details under administrative tools.