Introduction to Windows Service Applications
Provides an overview of Windows Service applications, the lifetime of a service, and how service applications differ from other common project types.
Walkthrough: Creating a Windows Service Application in the Component Designer
Provides an example of creating a service in Visual Basic, Visual C#, and Visual J#.
Service Application Programming Architecture
Explains the language elements used in service programming.
How to: Create Windows Services
Describes the process of creating and configuring Windows services using the Windows Service project template.