Windows Services

Local

• Registry

External

• Command Line Windows Services Manager http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/svcmgr.asp
• Creating a Windows Service http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/W-P/system/ntservices/article.php/c5701/
• http://weblogs.asp.net/kennykerr/archive/2004/05/18/134342.aspx
• http://www.codeproject.com/system/windows_nt_service.asp

Registry

See also: Windows32 API Registry

I found references saying to put service info here:

My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\SERVICES

I am going to use the following location instead, the other doesn't make sense, what if a different config is chosen?

My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE