For detailed information on creating and installing Windows Service components, you might also want to check the new book "Component-based Development in Visual C#". In the chapter on Services, it shows how to create Installers for services. It also shows how to create Service Control Programs, which display an icon on the Service Tray and let you interactively configure service parameters.
If you're interested, you can find the book at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764549146/qid=1020705470/sr=8- 1/ref=sr_8_67_1/102-8883863-7950540 --Ted Faison You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.