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How to remove a windows service?

I created a simple windows service. However when I built it again a couple
of days later I could no longer install the service. The InstallUtil.exe
cannot UNINSTALL the service because "The specified service does not exist
as an installed service"

However InstallUtil.exe cannot INSTALL the service because "The specified
service already exists."

Are there some registry entries I have to remove?

Any help appreciated.

Jacobus Terhorst
Nov 17 '05 #1
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Try going to a command window and type: "{your service name} /uninstall".
Make sure your service is not running!

James

"Jacobus Terhorst" <ja*****@usa.ne t> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl.. .
I created a simple windows service. However when I built it again a couple
of days later I could no longer install the service. The InstallUtil.exe
cannot UNINSTALL the service because "The specified service does not exist
as an installed service"

However InstallUtil.exe cannot INSTALL the service because "The specified
service already exists."

Are there some registry entries I have to remove?

Any help appreciated.

Jacobus Terhorst

Nov 17 '05 #2
I get a "Cannot start server from the command line error..."

Jacobus Terhorst

"James Swindell" <ja******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
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Try going to a command window and type: "{your service name} /uninstall".
Make sure your service is not running!

James

"Jacobus Terhorst" <ja*****@usa.ne t> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl.. .
I created a simple windows service. However when I built it again a couple
of days later I could no longer install the service. The InstallUtil.exe
cannot UNINSTALL the service because "The specified service does not exist
as an installed service"

However InstallUtil.exe cannot INSTALL the service because "The specified
service already exists."

Are there some registry entries I have to remove?

Any help appreciated.

Jacobus Terhorst


Nov 17 '05 #3
Try this from the Visual Studio.NET command prompt:
installutil /u <assemblyname>. exe

msdn documentation:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...allutilexe.asp

"Jacobus Terhorst" wrote:
I get a "Cannot start server from the command line error..."

Jacobus Terhorst

"James Swindell" <ja******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..
Try going to a command window and type: "{your service name} /uninstall".
Make sure your service is not running!

James

"Jacobus Terhorst" <ja*****@usa.ne t> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl.. .
I created a simple windows service. However when I built it again a couple
of days later I could no longer install the service. The InstallUtil.exe
cannot UNINSTALL the service because "The specified service does not exist
as an installed service"

However InstallUtil.exe cannot INSTALL the service because "The specified
service already exists."

Are there some registry entries I have to remove?

Any help appreciated.

Jacobus Terhorst



Nov 17 '05 #4
InstallUtil.exe /u <servicename>.e xe gives the following error:

Cannot UNINSTALL the service because "The specified service does not exist
as an installed service"

InstallUtil.exe <servicename>.e xe gives the following error:
Cannot INSTALL the service because "The specified service already exists."

Jacobus Terhorst

"marko rangel" <marko ra****@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
news:DB******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Try this from the Visual Studio.NET command prompt:
installutil /u <assemblyname>. exe

msdn documentation:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...allutilexe.asp

"Jacobus Terhorst" wrote:
I get a "Cannot start server from the command line error..."

Jacobus Terhorst

"James Swindell" <ja******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..
> Try going to a command window and type: "{your service name}
> /uninstall".
> Make sure your service is not running!
>
> James
>
> "Jacobus Terhorst" <ja*****@usa.ne t> wrote in message
> news:%2******** *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl.. .
>>I created a simple windows service. However when I built it again a
>>couple
>>of days later I could no longer install the service. The
>>InstallUtil.e xe
>>cannot UNINSTALL the service because "The specified service does not
>>exist
>>as an installed service"
>>
>> However InstallUtil.exe cannot INSTALL the service because "The
>> specified
>> service already exists."
>>
>> Are there some registry entries I have to remove?
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
>> Jacobus Terhorst
>>
>>
>
>


Nov 17 '05 #5

"Jacobus Terhorst" <ja*****@usa.ne t> wrote in message
news:%2******** **********@tk2m sftngp13.phx.gb l...
InstallUtil.exe /u <servicename>.e xe gives the following error:

Cannot UNINSTALL the service because "The specified service does not exist
as an installed service"

InstallUtil.exe <servicename>.e xe gives the following error:
Cannot INSTALL the service because "The specified service already exists."

Jacobus Terhorst

What's the result of running - sc query - from the command line?
If your service appears in the list, you could try to remove it using sc
delete.
If it doesn't appear, you will have to remove it from the registry using
regedit.

Willy.
Nov 17 '05 #6

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