Windows service on windows PE

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Hi,

with Visual Studio, I created a Windows service, using the appropriate "template". I made small changes to personalize the service. It does a few things (I need it only as an example): Writes to a dedicated log in the "EventLog" object and additionally adds a record to a file every time the "OnTimer" event occurs (every 5 min.). I then registered the service through the "Installutil" utility. It works perfectly.
The problem is that I wish it worked under Windows PE as well.

What I have tried:

To this end, I replicated the same settings in the WPE Registry (copying even, even, the Windows ones), but there is no way to make it work here. The service is present in Task Manager, but the state is "Stopped".
What strikes me is that there are many services active (i.e. running) in WPE environment. I also own some OEM manufacturer installation DVDs as well, where in the Windows PE environment, customized services are performed, that means the operation can be done. Where am I doing wrong? Thank you all.

Posted 2-Jul-23 0:24am

Luciano Pietrantonio

Updated 2-Jul-23 0:56am

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Dave Kreskowiak 2-Jul-23 11:16am

There is no way to tell without seeing the code.

Windows PE is a very cut-down version of Windows. You may be doing something or using an object in your code that can work fine in normal Windows, but cannot be done or does not exist in PE.

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Graeme_Grant · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-02T00:56:00

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I do not have Windows PE, so I can't work the problem.

If I was to debug this, I would strip it back to the bare minimum until you get it running, then gradually turn the bits on until you identify what is causing the service to not start.

Posted 2-Jul-23 0:56am

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Luciano Pietrantonio 3-Jul-23 11:27am

Sounds like a good suggestion, but it might not be enough.
Windows PE is offered by Microsoft for OEM manufacturers, but there is little or no documentation. Really hard to figure out what could be the cause.
Thank you.

Graeme_Grant 3-Jul-23 11:33am

Won't know until you try.