Can we create a window service of a C++ program's .exe file

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Hello Coders,
I have written a program in c++. It retrieves the processes running in windows. I am creating a data base of these processes. For this I need to run that process in background, so I created its service using

Sc create......start= auto.

But It is giving an error every time
Windows can not start the "service name" service on Local Computer.
error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

Thank You in anticipation

What I have tried:

I haven't used any kind of service creating coding in my code. I created service through cmd.

Posted 11-Apr-16 2:56am

Suryakant Turing

Updated 11-Apr-16 4:11am

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Are you looking for something like SRVANY.EXE[^]?

Posted 11-Apr-16 4:11am

jeron1

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Suryakant Turing 11-Apr-16 13:14pm

I do not know what is it. I want to create service of my .exe file without ->main entry point, service entry point, and service control handler. If possible.

jeron1 11-Apr-16 13:22pm

Maybe the instructions outlined here 'http://davidjnice.com/windows_server_run_as_service.html' might help.

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Jochen Arndt · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-11T03:17:00

Solution 1

You must create a service application that provides the necessary functions (main entry point, service entry point, and service control handler).

Some useful links:
Simple Windows Service in C++[^]
A basic Windows service in C++ (CppWindowsService) sample in C++ for Visual Studio 2008[^]
Service Programs (Windows)[^]

Posted 11-Apr-16 3:17am

Jochen Arndt

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Suryakant Turing 11-Apr-16 13:18pm

Jochen is there any other way except this- main entry point, service entry point, and service control handler if possible.

Jochen Arndt 11-Apr-16 15:46pm

If you need a service, you have to create it. Just create it using the examples from my links moving the relevant code parts to the service worker thread.

If you don't want to create a service you can start normal applications using auto start. But those are only started upon login for users that have a corresponding auto start entry.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Apr-16 17:37pm

Sure, a 5.
—SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Apr-16 17:38pm

You need to ask your question fairly. If you want another way, you should explain why, explain how this other way is different, what's wrong with the way which was shown to you and why. Otherwise it looks like "go there who knows where and bring me that who knows what".
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