How to install a Windows service developed in .NET 3.5?

Question

I have developed a Windows service using Visual Studio 2008. I want to install that service in a machine where Visual Studio is not installed, but .NET 3.5 is installed.

Answer 1

There's a Microsoft KB on this for .Net 2.0 and VS2005. The procedure is exactly the same in .Net 3.5 and VS2008.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317421

And here's a nicer article with pictures to make it clearer. (Sometimes the KB's aren't as friendly as tutorials you can find elsewhere.)

http://aspalliance.com/1316_Working_with_Windows_Service_Using_Visual_Studio_2005.3