Source code for Code Project article Debuggable Windows Service Template Project with C#

Sample project has the following features;

• It runs as a console application and as a regular windows service.
• Displays log mesages on the console with different text colors depending on the log type.
• Windows service related operations and actual background task processing operations are separated so the actual service operations can be unit tested easily.
• Service can be installed and uninstalled using InstallUtil.exe. But you do not need to install it in order to test and debug.
• Install/uninstall can be done also using command line parameters /install or /uninstall
• Service name and description can be specified in config file (if you need multiple instances)