How to Convert a .exe program to windows Service

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Hai,

I created a application in .net using win-forms and C# now i want to convert in to a windows service . Any one have idea about this . This is not a console application.

Thanks in Advance

Posted 12-Sep-11 19:51pm

anvas kuttan

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anvas kuttan 13-Sep-11 2:23am

Actually i need to convert this exe to a service any idea pls

Tejas Vaishnav 13-Sep-11 5:00am

PLease explain what work will perform by your exe...

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kornakar · Answer 1 · 2011-09-12T19:54:00

Solution 1

Create a new project of type Windows Service and copy the existing code into it. You may also have to create an installer project for the service.
NOTE: You can't use any forms in a windows service.

Check out this cp article about services: Simple Windows Service Sample[^]

Posted 12-Sep-11 19:54pm

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Updated 12-Sep-11 22:19pm

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 2 · 2011-09-12T19:56:00

Solution 2

Windows services have no UI, so you will have to take out everything that is user interface related.

This means you will have to re-architect your application and break it up into UI side and server side.

You will have to create a communication protocol for these two sides to talk through.

This is not a trivial undertaking.

Posted 12-Sep-11 19:56pm

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anvas kuttan 13-Sep-11 2:22am

hai,

Thank you for u reply actually i wont have any interface i created a project and create a EXE too now i want to convert this EXE to service

Tejas Vaishnav · Answer 3 · 2011-09-12T22:59:00

Its not sufficeint expalnation in your question you need to explain what your exe file work..

Hello friend if your exe file source will based on any UI (like textbox ect) control then it will be not possibel to convert that same code to windows service because windows service has no UI.

other wise if it is provide some kind of service like take data from database and perform some operation and make changes to database.. or on the dateand time base some work then your same code will converted in windwos service...

**Zoltán Zörgő** · Answer 4 · 2015-01-31T21:20:00

Well, you better make it service by default, as regular GUI makes no sense in case of a service and you need an other way of working in this case. Still, there are posibilities to "transform" regular application into a service. See:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6o1AvZ06zc[^]
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc990289.aspx[^]

But I have to emphasize, that shis is usable only if the application is able to run without direct user interaction.

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