How to start another program in Windows Service?

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I have created a windows service called MyService. I followed the MSDN sample code to add the following code but it did not work. What I tried was that to start another or external program when MyService starts. I used notepad.exe as an example of a program to be called when MyService starts. I have tried both in the InitializationComponenet() then in the OnStart() Method but none of them work. Any help would be appreciated.

private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.process1 = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
//
// process1
//
this.process1.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\\WINDOWS\\notepad.exe";
this.ServiceName = "MyService";
}

I also tried this:

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
// TODO: Add code here to start your service.
System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
p.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\\windows\\notepad.exe";
}





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Who is the service running as? if it's running as the system you will not
see the other application start. Open the task manager and see if you see
Notepad.exe running as the system.


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Dao said:
I have created a windows service called MyService. I followed the MSDN
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sample code to add the following code but it did not work. What I tried was
that to start another or external program when MyService starts. I used
notepad.exe as an example of a program to be called when MyService starts.
I have tried both in the InitializationComponenet() then in the OnStart()
Method but none of them work. Any help would be appreciated.
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.process1 = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
//
// process1
//
this.process1.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\\WINDOWS\\notepad.exe";
this.ServiceName = "MyService";
}

I also tried this:

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
// TODO: Add code here to start your service.
System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
p.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\\windows\\notepad.exe";
}





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I have set in the ServiceProjectInstaller's Account property as
LocalSystem. I also looked at Service Manager window to monitor but did
not see it.

Thanks,
HD
 
Hi,

The problem you have is that notepad is an interactive program,.the service
do not have a "display" where to show the notepad window, remember that the
service is running even if nobody is logged on the computer
The same thing happen when you are starting the service, if you have it
declared as "automatic" it's started when windows is starting, at that
moment you still have the windows startup screen.

cheers,
 
In addition to my previous reply. I did see MyService.exe in Windows's
Task Manager but not the notepad.exe
 
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