Re: Error on service installation - Solution

From: Max (Please_at_reply.to.news.group)
Date: 05/21/03 

Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 10:11:59 +0200

If nothing helps - RTFM.
It says

(taken from .NET Framework Class Library, ServiceAccount Enumeration help
topic)

<<
Note The values LocalService and NetworkService are available only on
Windows XP.
>>

And I was trying to use LocalService on Windows 2000. That was the problem.

Hope you do not mind my talking with myself in a newsgroup. (:-))
Sometimes it is plesant to talk with a clever man.

"Max" <Please@reply.to.news.group> wrote in message
news:eQdbq0THDHA.2200@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi!
>
> I perform installutil <myservice> and get the following error
>
> ******************************************************************
> An exception occurred during the Install phase.
> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The account name is invalid or does
> not ex
> ist, or the password is invalid for the account name specified
> ******************************************************************
>
> I am logged on as an administrator (member of local Administrators
> workgroup). Permissions for the <myservice>.exe file include full control
> for Local Administrators, System, and the particular user I am logged on
as.
>
> The project was created on another computer some time ago and worked fine
> there.
> The computer where the project was created was XP, Visual Studio .NET (not
> 2003, the very first one). (the version of .NET framework was
1.0.something
> if I am mistaking)
>
> My current computer where I am currently having problems is 2000 with .NET
> Framework 1.1, SDK. (the version of the framework is 1.1.4322)
>
> I have built the project from source code on this particular computer
where
> I am trying to run it.
>
> I have actually ran out of ideas what else should I check to make it work.
> If you have one - please write.
>
> Thank you.
>
>

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