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Wix installer to replace INSTSRV and SRVANY for user defined service installation

I created an executable MyService.exe using Visual Studio C# Express. There are no options in the Express version to create a service. In the past, this has been manually installed as a user defined service using the INSTSRV and SRVANY as…
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Creating Service from Executable (INSTSRV.EXE and SRVANY.EXE) Error - "Service started and then stopped"

I am trying to create a service on Windows using my own executable. When I try to start the service, I get the error message: "The service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they have no work…
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Error 1783 - instsrv.exe REMOVE from Win2k3

My applications installer offers the user the ability to run the application as a service through use of the srvany.exe application. To remove the application on uninstall, I've been using the application instsrv.exe with the following…
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User-defined windows service does not start - 1053 error

I am trying to convert a console exe into a Windows service running on Windows 2003. I used the Windows Resource Kit tools to install it as a service (followed the information in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890). However, when I try to start…
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Install EXE as service on Windows 2008 Server

Sorry for bad english. I'm trying to install an executable as a service using instsrv.exe, here is what I tried: instsrv "Gestion1" MROOneService.exe That is the message that i get when trying: "You are not authorized to do this - please contact…
Pierre Toutant