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You do not have to implement <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.OnStart%2A>, <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.OnStop%2A>, or any other method in <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase>. However, the service's behavior is described in <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.OnStart%2A>, so at minimum, this member should be overridden. The `main()` function of the executable registers the service in the executable with the Service Control Manager by calling the <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run%2A> method. The <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.ServiceName%2A> property of the <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase> object passed to the <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run%2A> method must match the <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller.ServiceName%2A> property of the service installer for that service.

You can use `InstallUtil.exe` to install services on your system.
You can use the `sc create` command to install services that target modern .NET, or use `InstallUtil.exe` to install services that target .NET Framework.

> [!NOTE]
> You can specify a log other than the Application event log to receive notification of service calls, but neither the <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.AutoLog%2A> nor the <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.EventLog%2A> property can write to a custom log. Set <xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.AutoLog%2A> to `false` if you do not want to use automatic logging.
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