Thread: is there any installer to install the windows service

Here is an empty service template. I reuse it a lot. Hope it helps. The settings at the very bottom are the most important about installer

Update the code (onstart, onstop, ontimer), change the name from EMPTYSERVICE and include in a service project, and copy the bin to install machine.
Then run, from .net command prompt, installutil -i nameofexe.exe
To uninstall just run installutil.exe -u nameofexe.exe

Code:

 
Option Explicit On 
Imports System
Imports System.Net
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.XPath
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Timers
Imports System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.ServiceProcess
Imports System.Configuration.Install
Imports System.Windows.Forms.Application
Public Class EMPTY_SERVICE
Inherits System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
Friend WithEvents oTimer As System.Timers.Timer
#Region " Component Designer generated code "
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
' This call is required by the Component Designer.
InitializeComponent()
' Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
End Sub
'UserService overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
' The main entry point for the process
<MTAThread()> _
Shared Sub Main()
Dim ServicesToRun() As System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
' More than one NT Service may run within the same process. To add
' another service to this process, change the following line to
' create a second service object. For example,
'
' ServicesToRun = New System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase () {New Service1, New MySecondUserService}
'
ServicesToRun = New System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase() {New EMPTY_SERVICE}
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun)
End Sub
'Required by the Component Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
' NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Component Designer
' It can be modified using the Component Designer. 
' Do not modify it using the code editor.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
'
'EMPTY_SERVICE
'
Me.ServiceName = "EMPTY_SERVICE"
End Sub
#End Region
Protected Overrides Sub OnStart(ByVal args() As String)
Try
oTimer = New System.Timers.Timer
AddHandler oTimer.Elapsed, AddressOf oTimer_HasElapsed
oTimer.Interval = 5000
oTimer.Enabled = True
Catch ex As Exception
Stop
End Try
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnStop()
Try
oTimer.Enabled = False
oTimer = Nothing
Catch ex As Exception
Stop
End Try
End Sub
Public Sub oTimer_HasElapsed(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs)
Try
System.Diagnostics.EventLog.WriteEntry("Application", "The test message " & Date.Now, Diagnostics.EventLogEntryType.Information)
Catch ex As Exception
Stop
End Try
End Sub
End Class
 
<RunInstallerAttribute(True)> _
Public Class ProjectInstaller
Inherits Installer
Private serviceInstaller As ServiceInstaller
Private processInstaller As ServiceProcessInstaller
Private otherServiceInstaller As ServiceInstaller
Sub New()
processInstaller = New ServiceProcessInstaller
serviceInstaller = New ServiceInstaller
processInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem
serviceInstaller.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Automatic
serviceInstaller.ServiceName = "EMPTY_SERVICE"
Installers.Add(serviceInstaller)
Installers.Add(processInstaller)
End Sub
End Class