installutil completes successfully but service is not installed

Question

I am trying to install a windows service.

running c:\\windows\\microsoft.net\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\InstallUtil.exe c:\\foo\\MyAssembly.exe

i get a nice mes

Answer 1

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Install Windows Service created in Visual Studio

Answer 2

You need to add some Installer objects to the Installers collection. The example here is what you want for installing a windows service. Something like

[RunInstaller(true)]
public class Installer : System.Configuration.Install.Installer
{
    private ServiceInstaller serviceInstaller;
    private ServiceProcessInstaller processInstaller;

    public Installer()
    {
        // Instantiate installers for process and services.
        processInstaller = new ServiceProcessInstaller();
        serviceInstaller = new ServiceInstaller();

        // The services run under the system account.
        processInstaller.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;

        // The services are started manually.
        serviceInstaller.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Manual;

        // ServiceName must equal those on ServiceBase derived classes.
        serviceInstaller.ServiceName = "Hello-World Service 1";

        // Add installers to collection. Order is not important.
        Installers.Add(serviceInstaller);
        Installers.Add(processInstaller);
    }
}