Question

I have a batch file that I have been using to install my C# Windows Services for awhile now, never had a problem until Windows 7. I have attempted to run the batch file with Administrator privileges. I have attempted to run the command prompt with admin privs, navigate to the windows service EXE and run InstallUtil there. Still doesn’t work.

After reading some other suggestions I tried moving my files out of the /bin folder and running them from another location but that also didn’t work.

The batch file looks like this

@ECHO OFF

REM The following directory is for .NET 2.0
set DOTNETFX2=%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
set PATH=%PATH%;%DOTNETFX2%

echo Installing IEPPAMS Win Service...
echo ---------------------------------------------------
InstallUtil /i IEPPAMS_WinService1.exe
echo ---------------------------------------------------
echo Done.

and I have a install log file that I dump info to. If I just double click the .bat file I get

Running a transacted installation.

Beginning the Install phase of the
installation. See the contents of the
log file for the
C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\service
test\IEPPAMS_WinService1.exe
assembly’s progress. The file is
located at
C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\service
test\IEPPAMS_WinService1.InstallLog.

An exception occurred during the
Install phase.
System.InvalidOperationException:
Cannot open Service Control Manager on
computer ‘.’. This operation might
require other privileges. The inner
exception
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception
was thrown with the following error
message: Access is denied.

The Rollback phase of the installation
is beginning. See the contents of the
log file for the
C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\service
test\IEPPAMS_WinService1.exe
assembly’s progress. The file is
located at
C:\Users\Justin\Desktop\service
test\IEPPAMS_WinService1.InstallLog.

The Rollback phase completed
successfully.

The transacted install has completed.

When I run the .bat file with admin privileges nothing is written to the log file, and the service is still not installed.

Any thoughts? Is there a new way to install services in Windows 7?

Answer 1

So I was able to fix the problem by typing in the command line the entire path to InstallUtil and it worked. So after navigating to the folder that had my EXE I typed the following:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.21006\installutil.exe
IEPPAMS_WinService1.exe

Not sure why I have to do that in Windows 7 now when I never had to in XP, but oh well. Thanks for all the suggestions!