Hello Matt, Thanks for your valuable feedback. i will definately reconsider and try to solve this using event log.
Regards Sadanand Shreyas IT --- Matt Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > See below from the MSDN help about windows > services... as you can see > one issue is that windows services are designed not > to show any user > interface, as they are able to run when there is no > interactive user > logged on. Perhaps you should reconsider why you are > using a windows > service if you need it to interact with a user. Also > consider using the > event log to write event information about your > application, rather than > using message boxes, that way if the user is not > logged in, the event > information is still stored. Or even your own > instrumentation and > logging facility to log activity information, and > then build a user > interface application that accesses that data, > rather than trying to > implement ui in the windows service itself. > > Hope this helps > > Matt > Microsoft Windows services, formerly known as NT > services, enable you to > create long-running executable applications that run > in their own > Windows sessions. These services can be > automatically started when the > computer boots, can be paused and restarted, and do > not show any user > interface. This makes services ideal for use on a > server or whenever you > need long-running functionality that does not > interfere with other users > who are working on the same computer. You can also > run services in the > security context of a specific user account that is > different from the > logged-on user or the default computer account. 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