Can I manually install a windows service application using VS 2010 Express?

I have created a Windows Service Application and attempted to install it using installutil. But it doesn't show up in my services list. After doing a lot of research I concluded this is because I do not have access to the Setup Project template VS2010 开发者_如何学JAVAProfessional provides. I only have VS2010 express.

I need to mimic any code and configuration for installing a Windows Service Application but without creating a Setup Project in VS 2010. I only have VS2010 Express and want to toy around with creating a service for my home PC.

In other words, is it even possible to hand code what a Setup Project template provides in VS 2010?

If so, what are the essential steps? Are there any tutorials available for how to accomplish this?

Thanks.

the only thing you will need is a class which you will need to derive from ServiceBase and is instantiated from Program.cs.

Just compile and put your project output somewhere on your filesystem, open a command prompt and do InstallUtil your-assembly.exe.

Please note that you should use InstallUtil of .Net 4.0 (instead of 2.0). On my PC, I use InstallUtil from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319