Professional C# 2005 with .NET 3.0

Overview

Windows Services are programs that can be started automatically at boot time without the need for anyone to log on to the machine.

In the following pages, you learn:

• The architecture of Windows Services, including the functionality of a service program, a service control program, and a service configuration program

• How to implement a Windows Service with the classes found in the System.ServiceProcess namespace

• Installation programs to configure the Windows Service in the registry

• How to write a program to control the Windows Service using the ServiceController class

The first section explains the architecture of Windows Services.

You can download the code for this chapter from the Wrox Web site at www.wrox.com.