Olivier,

OM> To enter or change the description, you can't do it on CreateService()
OM> time, you're right. You have to do it after, using
OM> ChangeServiceConfig2(), which is only available on Win2K and above (as
OM> well as the descriptions anyway). There is no problem dynamically
OM> calling this API from instsvc only on platforms where it is available.
OM> Hacking the registry is uneeded.

that's good to know; me, I'm locked into Delphi's /install command
line switch which only triggers a CreateService call. Oh well.

OM> The whole question is what exact text shall we put in the description
OM> string. I'd suggest : "Yo! I'm the description string." ;-)

Seconded <g>.
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