InstallUtil for Registering Windows Service
I have a peculiar requirement to install the same application as a Windows Service but with 4 separate instantiations of it (as a Windows Service on the same machine) as different service names. The reasons are too complicated to go into. Anyway, the basic installation is c:Program FilesApp NameFile.exe. The initial install will point to [...]

Answer Question   |  January 26, 2009  3:13 PM
InstallUtil Windows Services, Microsoft Windows services, Windows Services

What is the “msddll” service on a Windows 2000 machine ?
We have a Windows 2000 SP4 machine that a few minutes ago displayed a message saying that the event log was full. Looking at the system log we found that the Service Control Manager fired nearly 3000 events in a few minutes, regarding a timeout in the “msddll” service. In the services management tool it [...]

Answer Question   |  December 26, 2008  10:11 PM
Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows services, MSDDLL, Service Control Manager