Creating a Windows Service Application from scratch?

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I am forced to develop a small application in VS 2003 Standard, in C#. As I understand it, Professional edition has an inbuilt template for Windows Services. It is still possible to build a windows service application in standard correct? Using the System.ServiceBase class?

I have NO idea where to begin with converting my application to a service. Can someone outline the basics for me? I'm having a hard time finding the information on Google since EVERYONE apparently uses the professional edition. I'm the only person on the planet using standard heh...

[DJMaze]

Why C#?
IMHO plain ANSI C will work much better.

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The librarys I'm using were built in c# 2003, and I'm having issues with them in 2005, so I don't know if I'll be able to make things work in C.

If I can get them to work in C, how would I go about that?

I don't understand the structure of a windows service. I need to provide a windows form to configure the service too

[DJMaze]

Hmm to build a C or C++ version you need to understand windows source.
The MS SDK could provide you parts of that info like
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...lhandlerex.asp

Examples how to create are all over the internet like
http://www.codeproject.com/system/ServiceBase.asp

Another way is to check where the library of C#2005 crashes and is different compared to C#2003
Therefore you must look in the sourcecode of the library.

I don't know where the source is because i only have the .NET sources at my work.