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automatically stopping a Windows Service

how can a windows service terminate itself?

I have a windows service that reads in configuration settings from an XML
file, but I'd like the service to automatically stop if it doesn't find a
particular element in the XML file.

Nov 16 '05 #1
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Hi caulker
Check this source code sample about managing windows services
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/winservicemanage.asp
Mohamed Mahfouz
MEA Developer Support Center
ITworx on behalf of Microsoft EMEA GTSC

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