I couldn't find a straight answer to this on the internet.....Simple questions:-
1) Can a VB.Net Windows service have a UI(I suspect VS2010 won't disallow it)
2) More importantly....is it safe to do so ?
Most of the internet strongly advises not to do so, some say you can't but I'm a stubborn child, I never do what I'm told ;)
All kidding aside, I really don't want to resort to using memory mapped files, named pipes or even sockets for a separate program to be able to communicate with any service I may author but I need to be able to configure it. Giving it the ability to open a form from an icon on the taskbar is a most friendly approach.
1) Can a VB.Net Windows service have a UI(I suspect VS2010 won't disallow it)
2) More importantly....is it safe to do so ?
Most of the internet strongly advises not to do so, some say you can't but I'm a stubborn child, I never do what I'm told ;)
All kidding aside, I really don't want to resort to using memory mapped files, named pipes or even sockets for a separate program to be able to communicate with any service I may author but I need to be able to configure it. Giving it the ability to open a form from an icon on the taskbar is a most friendly approach.