If you have seen errors when trying to deploy your Windows Service that have error 1053 and cryptic codes starting with EventType clr20r3 in your Event Log then this is your solution!
ScenarioI have recently been writing my first Windows Service which I tested and successfully used on my local development rig. Then when it came to deploying it I got cryptic error codes appearing which had me totally stumped. When I tried to start the service it would time out after 30 seconds and give me the following error message: The Sample Web Service service failed to start due to the following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. Error 1053I tried to test the service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 servers but it wouldn't work on either.Read more: Run Tings Proper
ScenarioI have recently been writing my first Windows Service which I tested and successfully used on my local development rig. Then when it came to deploying it I got cryptic error codes appearing which had me totally stumped. When I tried to start the service it would time out after 30 seconds and give me the following error message: The Sample Web Service service failed to start due to the following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. Error 1053I tried to test the service on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 servers but it wouldn't work on either.Read more: Run Tings Proper