Service installer command line

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When installing a windows service with ManagedInstallerClass and Installer how can you set the start-up command line arguments to the service?

i.e. Path to executable = "c:\service.exe -p param1 -q param2"

Posted 23-May-12 8:33am

Mehdi Gholam

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**Zoltán Zörgő** · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-23T10:05:00

A service is ran by the service host, started by the service manager. There are no arguments. You have to store these parameters somewhere (registry for example) during installation, or using a standalone configuration application - and read them in the service.

Update: I have done some research, and it seems, that you can pass arguments, as you intend. See this: http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/ankithakur/Passing_parameters_to_Windows_Services10062006000204AM/Passing_parameters_to_Windows_Services.aspx[^], but I think that dedicated registry key in HKLM is cleaner.