Start a 64 bit service

[techmanabc]

How do I start a .net service on a 64bit computer

[GabrielBarbu]

Hello,

You can easily create a service through the Services Page in a Professional or above project.

Best regards,
Gabriel

[techmanabc]

I have tried that, understand I'm using a custom action to install the .net service

[GabrielBarbu]

Hello,

In that case, did you try using a custom action to launch the sc command line utility?
You can start a service using the command:

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sc start YourServiceName

Best regards,
Gabriel

[techmanabc]

Hello,

I've tried the "sc start YourServiceName" as a custom action but is does not start the service in 32bit and on receives an installer error on 64bit. What does work for 32bit is "net start YourServiceName", but it errors on 64bit. Any suggestions

[GabrielBarbu]

Hello,

The only cause I can think of for this is the service is not properly implementing the service interfaces, it is not handling the requests correctly. Try debugging the service to see what's wrong.

Best regards,
Gabriel