How to Debug Windows Service written in VC++ in VS2008?

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HI,

How to Debug Windows Service written in VC++ in VS2008 ?

Any help is appreciated.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 01 '11 at 05:43

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You can use:

DebugBreak() to break your code whereever you want. or
Debug Flags utility that comes as a part of Windbg Installer to break as soon as a particular process starts.

answered Mar 01 '11 at 05:43

bits

Also checkout [another similar question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/125964/easier-way-to-start-debugging-a-windows-service-in-c). – bits Mar 01 '11 at 05:46
But these all are in C# , I want in VC++. DebugBreak is only breaking the code i want to debug the Service code – Swapnil Gupta Mar 01 '11 at 05:51
@Swapnil ok, I didn't notice the other question was in c#. But both the options that I mentioned will work for any Windows based c++ code. Once your service process breaks, why can't you debug it? All you need to do is then supply your debug symbols and start debugging. – bits Mar 01 '11 at 05:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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I've previously written up a number of debugging tips for Windows services in C++ here: Convert a C++ program to a Windows service?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

Community

answered Mar 01 '11 at 09:59

the_mandrill

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