How to Restart the Window Services using VB.Net?

Imports System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController

Function RestartService() As Boolean
Try
Dim controller As New ServiceProcess.ServiceController
controller.MachineName = "."
controller.ServiceName = "MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS"
Dim status As String = controller.Status.ToString
If status = "Running" Then
controller.Stop()
End If
controller.Start()
Return True
Catch ex As Exception
Return False
End Try
End Function

How to Install/Uninstall the Window Service?

Build the service By Build--> Srevice Name

After that Get the service Path that is in Bin Folder.

open start--> visual studio 2005-->visual studio tools--> visual studio command prompt

in that

For Installation
C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\>installutil

Example:
C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\>installutil -i d:Testservice\debug\testservice.exe


For Uninstalltion
C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\>installutil /u

Example:
C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\>installutil /u d:Testservice\debug\testservice.exe

Creating windows service using C#.Net?

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Data.SqlClient;


namespace TestService
{
public partial class Wind_Service : ServiceBase
{
public Wind_Service()
{
InitializeComponent();
}



public System.Threading.Timer stateTimer;
public TimerCallback delegateTimer;
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection("MultipleActiveResultSets=True;Server=" + ".\\SQLEXPRESS;DataBase=db;Integrated Security=SSPI;");
SqlCommand cmd;
SqlDataAdapter adp = new SqlDataAdapter();



#region On Service Start
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
delegateTimer = new TimerCallback(performAction);
stateTimer = new Timer(delegateTimer, null, 0, (1000 * 60 * 1)); //One second = 1000 miliseconds)
EventLog.WriteEntry("Service Exactly Started at : " + DateTime.Now.ToString());
}
#endregion

#region Body of the Code
public void performAction(object sender)
{
try
{
//Body of the code
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
EventLog.WriteEntry("Service having error : " + ex.Message);
}
}
#endregion


#region On Service Stop
protected override void OnStop()
{
EventLog.WriteEntry("Service Stopped Successfully at : " + DateTime.Now.ToString());
}
#endregion

}
}