Windows could not start MYService on Local Computer

From:
Rasheed <sk.rasheedfarhan@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:54:58 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<8787ea37-c421-4f48-8e30-e97b1b126c40@d19g2000prh.googlegroups.com>
Hi ,
i have created a simple Service by reading the MSDN. i have installed
the service successfully, but when i try to start the service its
throwing the exception as below:

Windows could not start the MYService on Local Computer.
Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control
request in a timely fashion.

i have pasted my code in below, kindly can anybody help me where i
did
wrong.
i am working on Windows 7 OS and VS 2010.

TCHAR szCommand[10];
TCHAR szSvcName[80];
#define SERVICENAME _T("MYService")

SC_HANDLE schSCManager;
SC_HANDLE schService;
VOID SvcInstall();
VOID DisplayUsage(void);
VOID StartSvc(void);
VOID uninstallSvc();
VOID Run();
VOID Run_Main(DWORD dwArgCount, LPTSTR args[]);
SERVICE_TABLE_ENTRY s_DispatchTable[] =
{
        { (LPWSTR)SERVICENAME, (LPSERVICE_MAIN_FUNCTION)Run_Main },
        { NULL, NULL } };
void _tmain(int argc, TCHAR *argv[])
{

    StringCchCopy(szCommand, 10, argv[1]);
        if (lstrcmpi( szCommand, TEXT("install")) == 0 )
                SvcInstall();
    else if (lstrcmpi( szCommand, TEXT("start")) == 0 )
        StartSvc();
    else if (lstrcmpi( szCommand, TEXT("uninstall")) == 0 )
        uninstallSvc();
    else
    {
                Run();
                _tprintf(TEXT("Unknown command (%s)\n\n"),
szCommand);
                DisplayUsage();
    }

}

VOID Run()
{
        BOOL started
= ::StartServiceCtrlDispatcher( s_DispatchTable );
                if( !started)
                {

                }

}

void Run_Main( DWORD dwArgCount, LPTSTR args[] )
{
        ;

}

VOID DisplayUsage()
{
    printf("Description:\n");
    printf("\tCommand-line tool that controls a service.\n\n");
    printf("Usage:\n");
    printf("\tsvccontrol [command] [service_name]\n\n");
    printf("\t[command]\n");
    printf("\t start\n");
    printf("\t dacl\n");
    printf("\t stop\n");

}

VOID SvcInstall()
{
    SC_HANDLE schSCManager;
    SC_HANDLE schService;
    TCHAR szPath[MAX_PATH];

    if( !GetModuleFileName( NULL, szPath, MAX_PATH ) )
    {
        printf("Cannot install service (%d)\n", GetLastError());
        return;
    }

    // Get a handle to the SCM database.

    schSCManager = OpenSCManager(
        NULL, // local computer
        NULL, // ServicesActive database
        SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS); // full access rights

    if (NULL == schSCManager)
    {
        printf("OpenSCManager failed (%d)\n", GetLastError());
        return;
    }

    // Create the service.

    schService = CreateService(
        schSCManager, // SCM database
        SERVICENAME, // name of service
        SERVICENAME, // service name to display
        SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS, // desired access
        SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS, // service type
        SERVICE_DEMAND_START, // start type
        SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL, // error control type
        szPath, // path to service's binary
        NULL, // no load ordering group
        NULL, // no tag identifier
        NULL, // no dependencies
        NULL, // LocalSystem account
        NULL); // no password

    if (schService == NULL)
    {
        printf("CreateService failed (%d)\n", GetLastError());
        CloseServiceHandle(schSCManager);
        return;
    }
    else printf("Service installed successfully\n");

    CloseServiceHandle(schService);
    CloseServiceHandle(schSCManager);

}

//
// Purpose:
// Starts the service.
//
// Parameters:
// None
//
// Return value:
// None
//
VOID StartSvc()
{
    SERVICE_STATUS_PROCESS ssStatus;
    DWORD dwOldCheckPoint;
    DWORD dwStartTickCount;
    DWORD dwWaitTime;
    DWORD dwBytesNeeded;

    // Get a handle to the SCM database.

    schSCManager = OpenSCManager(
        NULL, // local computer
        NULL, // ServicesActive database
        SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS); // full access rights

    if (NULL == schSCManager)
    {
        printf("OpenSCManager failed (%d)\n", GetLastError());
        return;
    }

    // Get a handle to the service

    schService = OpenService(
        schSCManager, // SCM database
        szSvcName, // name of service
        SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS); // full access

    if (schService == NULL)
    {
        printf("OpenService failed (%d)\n", GetLastError());
        CloseServiceHandle(schSCManager);
        return;
    }

    // Attempt to start the service.

    if (!StartService(
            schService, // handle to service
            0, // number of arguments
            NULL) ) // no arguments
    {
        printf("StartService failed (%d)\n", GetLastError());
        CloseServiceHandle(schService);
        CloseServiceHandle(schSCManager);
        return;
    }
    else printf("Service start pending...\n");

    // Check the status until the service is no longer start pending.

    if (!QueryServiceStatusEx(
            schService, // handle to service
            SC_STATUS_PROCESS_INFO, // info level
            (LPBYTE) &ssStatus, // address of structure
            sizeof(SERVICE_STATUS_PROCESS), // size of structure
            &dwBytesNeeded ) ) // if buffer too small
    {
        return;
    }

    // Save the tick count and initial checkpoint.

    dwStartTickCount = GetTickCount();
    dwOldCheckPoint = ssStatus.dwCheckPoint;

    while (ssStatus.dwCurrentState == SERVICE_START_PENDING)
    {
        // Do not wait longer than the wait hint. A good interval is
        // one-tenth the wait hint, but no less than 1 second and no
        // more than 10 seconds.

        dwWaitTime = ssStatus.dwWaitHint / 10;

        if( dwWaitTime < 1000 )
            dwWaitTime = 1000;
        else if ( dwWaitTime > 10000 )
            dwWaitTime = 10000;

        Sleep( dwWaitTime );

        // Check the status again.

        if (!QueryServiceStatusEx(
            schService, // handle to service
            SC_STATUS_PROCESS_INFO, // info level
            (LPBYTE) &ssStatus, // address of structure
            sizeof(SERVICE_STATUS_PROCESS), // size of structure
            &dwBytesNeeded ) ) // if buffer too small
            break;

        if ( ssStatus.dwCheckPoint > dwOldCheckPoint )
        {
            // The service is making progress.

            dwStartTickCount = GetTickCount();
            dwOldCheckPoint = ssStatus.dwCheckPoint;
        }
        else
        {
            if(GetTickCount()-dwStartTickCount > ssStatus.dwWaitHint)
            {
                // No progress made within the wait hint.
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    // Determine whether the service is running.

    if (ssStatus.dwCurrentState == SERVICE_RUNNING)
    {
        printf("Service started successfully.\n");
    }
    else
    {
        printf("Service not started. \n");
        printf(" Current State: %d\n", ssStatus.dwCurrentState);
        printf(" Exit Code: %d\n", ssStatus.dwWin32ExitCode);
        printf(" Check Point: %d\n", ssStatus.dwCheckPoint);
        printf(" Wait Hint: %d\n", ssStatus.dwWaitHint);
    }

    CloseServiceHandle(schService);
    CloseServiceHandle(schSCManager);

}

void uninstallSvc()
{
        if( schSCManager == 0 )
        {
                schSCManager
= ::OpenSCManager( NULL, // local
computer
 
NULL, // ServicesActive database
 
SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS); // full access rights
                if (NULL == schSCManager)
                {
                                //_tprintf(_T("OpenSCManager failed,
error: %u
\n"), ::GetLastError() );
                        return;
                }
        }
        if( schService == 0 )
        {
                schService
= ::OpenService( schSCManager,SERVICENAME ,
SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS );
                if( schService == 0 )
                {
                        //_tprintf( SERVICENAME _T(" not found.
\n") );
                }
        }

        if( schService != 0 )
        {
                BOOL ok = ::DeleteService( schService );
                if( ok )
                {
                                _tprintf( _T("Service deleted\n") );
                }
                else
                {
                        DWORD dwError = ::GetLastError();

                                _tprintf( _T("DeleteService failed,
error: %u\n"), dwError );
                }
                ::CloseServiceHandle( schService );
                schService = 0;
        }

                if( schSCManager != 0 )
                        ::CloseServiceHandle( schSCManager );

}

Thanks in advance.
Rs.

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