Sarvajith, SC> But since i cannot debug the start method, i made a windows SC> app, which has an object of the service class and calls SC> another method, identical to the start method.
Assuming that your service app is service.exe and your test app is test.exe, you've probably called the config file service.exe.config. When running your code from test.exe, you should however call the config file test.exe.config. HTH, Stefan =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com