Windows services

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I have a windows application and I need to change it into a windows service, How can I check whether the windows service is running or not without using any external service to keep a check on the main service.

Is there any way to check it within the main service as I have tried work on it but if the windows service is stopped then there is no way I can check on it.

Do I have to implement the thread(keep alive thread) for this, if so then how to do it?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '10 at 07:50

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If your main service is not running, how can it check anything?

You have to have a second monitoring service of some kind.

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Have a look at

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answered Mar 08 '10 at 07:51

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And this is also implemented _externally_ to the monitored service. – Oded Mar 08 '10 at 07:52

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