How can I run my windows app as a Service?

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Good day,

I have developed Windows app in VB.NET.

How can I make this app run as a Service?

Thanks,

Posted 17-Aug-11 5:06am

Cynny

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Paul_Williams · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-17T05:29:00

Hi Cynny,

A Windows Service cannot have a user interface (UI). This means your application probably cannot be converted to a service as-is. If your application does not have a UI then it should be less work to convert it to a service.

It may be possible to transfer the 'engine' of your application into a service, if no interaction with the user is required. The UI element of your application could then use this service as required.

That is, the 'engine' that does the actual work becomes a service. A separate UI to be run by the user as requried could then interact with this service.

Check out this link[^]. It is an MSDN example article showing how to create a Windows Service. Note this cannot be done in the standard version of Visual Studio.

Cheers,

Paul

Abhinav S · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-17T05:20:00

Solution 1

AFAIK, you cannot.

You can remove critical logic / code from there and move it into a service, which you can then run on the system.

Posted 17-Aug-11 5:20am

Abhinav S

Updated 17-Aug-11 5:25am

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Simon_Whale 17-Aug-11 11:29am

Correct +5

Abhinav S 17-Aug-11 11:36am

Thanks. I probably got downvoted because I said it cannot be done!