Installing Windows Service with batch file? - windows-services

Question

I have the following in a bat file :
#ECHO OFF
REM The following directory is for .NET 4.0
set DOTNETFX2=%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
set PATH=%PATH%;%DOTNETFX2%
echo Installing IEPPAMS Win Service...
echo ---------------------------------------------------
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil My.WindowsService.exe
echo ---------------------------------------------------
pause
echo Done.
The problem is that it even if the bat file is located in the same folder as the My.WindowsService.exe it will try to look for it in C:\Windows\System32.....
How do I solve this?

Answer 1

This is how it is solved :
#ECHO OFF
REM The following directory is for .NET 4.0
set DOTNETFX2=%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
set PATH=%PATH%;%DOTNETFX2%
echo Installing IEPPAMS Win Service...
echo ---------------------------------------------------
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil "%~dp0My.WindowsService.exe"
echo ---------------------------------------------------
pause
echo Done.

Answer 2

According to several articles I've found, passing an absolute path to your service is what you want. For example:
{...Path_To_.NET_Framework...}\InstallUtil C:\MyFolder\My.WindowsService.exe
You can grab your current directory with something like this in your batch file, if you want a dynamically generated path:
set CURDIR=%CD%
{...Path_To_.NET_Framework...}\InstallUtil %CURDIR%\My.WindowsService.exe
References:
How to Install Windows Service using command prompt
Install Windows Service

Answer 3

It is too old but was useful for me... I made some changes.
My service starts manually so, in the batch I included the start command and then open the console for checking the Installed Service.
#ECHO OFF
REM The following directory is for .NET 4.0
set DOTNETFX2=%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
set PATH=%PATH%;%DOTNETFX2%
echo Installing MyService Win Service...
echo ---------------------------------------------------
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil /i "%~dp0MyService.exe"
net start MyService
services.msc
echo ---------------------------------------------------
pause
echo Done.

Answer 4

Examples of install and uninstall
#ECHO OFF
REM The following directory is for .NET 4.0
set DOTNETFX2=%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
set PATH=%PATH%;%DOTNETFX2%
echo Instalar Servicio......
echo ---------------------------------------------------
InstallUtil /i "%~dp0WindowsService1.exe"
echo ---------------------------------------------------
pause
echo Done.
#ECHO OFF
REM The following directory is for .NET 4.0
set DOTNETFX2=%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
set PATH=%PATH%;%DOTNETFX2%
echo Desintalar Servicio...
echo ---------------------------------------------------
InstallUtil /u "%~dp0WindowsService1.exe"
echo ---------------------------------------------------
pause
echo Done.