Error - Cannot install service to Windows C#

- Ogos 26, 2020

Exception occurred while initializing the installation: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'X' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified...

The Error

Error ni muncul sebab ada jarak dekat nama folder tu. Solution kena pindahkan project folder ke C://. Pastikan directory name takde yang jarak.

The Solution

Run command prompt for VS2015 as Administrator

- cd C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

- InstallUtil.exe C:\PIS_sync\PIS_sync\bin\Debug\PIS_sync.exe

Uninstall Window Service

- InstallUtil.exe /u C:\PIS_sync\PIS_sync\bin\Debug\PIS_sync.exe

Rujuk ni : Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio

Why can't I install my windows service - Specified service already exists

Rujukan: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'X' or one of its dependencies when deploying the application

Create services installer

Here is my brief steps how to create service with installer:

Run Visual Studio, Go to File->New->Project
Select .NET Framework 4, in 'Search Installed Templates' type 'Service'
Select 'Windows Service'. Type Name and Location. Press OK.
Double click Service1.cs, right click in designer and select 'Add Installer'
Double click ProjectInstaller.cs. For serviceProcessInstaller1 open Properties tab and change 'Account' property value to 'LocalService'. For serviceInstaller1 change 'ServiceName' and set 'StartType' to 'Automatic'.

Double click serviceInstaller1. Visual Studio creates serviceInstaller1_AfterInstall event. Write code:

private void serviceInstaller1_AfterInstall(object sender, InstallEventArgs e)
{
    using (System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController sc = new 
    System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController(serviceInstaller1.ServiceName))
    {
        sc.Start();
    }
}

Build solution. Right click on project and select 'Open Folder in File Explorer'. Go to bin\Debug.

Create install.bat with below script:

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:: Automatically check & get admin rights
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@echo off
CLS 
ECHO.
ECHO =============================
ECHO Running Admin shell
ECHO =============================

:checkPrivileges 
NET FILE 1>NUL 2>NUL
if '%errorlevel%' == '0' ( goto gotPrivileges ) else ( goto getPrivileges ) 

:getPrivileges 
if '%1'=='ELEV' (shift & goto gotPrivileges)  
ECHO. 
ECHO **************************************
ECHO Invoking UAC for Privilege Escalation 
ECHO **************************************

setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
set "batchPath=%~0"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
ECHO Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\OEgetPrivileges.vbs" 
ECHO UAC.ShellExecute "!batchPath!", "ELEV", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\OEgetPrivileges.vbs" 
"%temp%\OEgetPrivileges.vbs" 
exit /B 

:gotPrivileges 
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:START
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setlocal & pushd .

cd /d %~dp0
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil /i "WindowsService1.exe"
pause