Replaced ServiceInstall.bat/ServiceUninstall.bat with exe files that automatically elevate user permissions.

NzbDrone/NzbDrone.csproj

@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <StartupObject>NzbDrone.AppMain</StartupObject>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RunPostBuildEvent>OnOutputUpdated</RunPostBuildEvent>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="EnvDTE, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
       <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
@@ -94,13 +97,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="app.config" />
-    <None Include="ServiceInstall.bat">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
-    <None Include="ServiceUninstall.bat">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="NzbDrone.ico" />
@@ -138,6 +135,10 @@
     <PreBuildEvent>
     </PreBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PostBuildEvent>
+    </PostBuildEvent>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">

NzbDrone/Router.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common;
@@ -15,17 +16,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone
         private readonly ServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
         private readonly ConsoleProvider _consoleProvider;
         private readonly EnviromentProvider _enviromentProvider;
+        private readonly DiskProvider _diskProvider;
 
-        public Router(ApplicationServer applicationServer, ServiceProvider serviceProvider, ConsoleProvider consoleProvider, EnviromentProvider enviromentProvider)
+        public Router(ApplicationServer applicationServer, ServiceProvider serviceProvider, ConsoleProvider consoleProvider, EnviromentProvider enviromentProvider, DiskProvider diskProvider)
         {
             _applicationServer = applicationServer;
             _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
             _consoleProvider = consoleProvider;
             _enviromentProvider = enviromentProvider;
+            _diskProvider = diskProvider;
         }
 
         public void Route(IEnumerable<string> args)
         {
+
             Route(GetApplicationMode(args));
         }
 
@@ -33,6 +37,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone
         {
             Logger.Info("Application mode: {0}", applicationMode);
 
+            var batFiles = _diskProvider.GetFiles(_enviromentProvider.ApplicationPath, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
+                            .Where(c => c.EndsWith(".bat", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)).ToList();
+
+            foreach (var batFile in batFiles)
+            {
+                if (new FileInfo(batFile).Name.StartsWith("service", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                    _diskProvider.DeleteFile(batFile);
+            }
+
             //TODO:move this outside, it should be one of application modes (ApplicationMode.Service?)
             if (!_enviromentProvider.IsUserInteractive)
             {
@@ -58,6 +71,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone
                             else
                             {
                                 _serviceProvider.Install(ServiceProvider.NZBDRONE_SERVICE_NAME);
+                                _serviceProvider.Start(ServiceProvider.NZBDRONE_SERVICE_NAME);
                             }
                             break;
                         }
@@ -71,7 +85,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone
                             {
                                 _serviceProvider.UnInstall(ServiceProvider.NZBDRONE_SERVICE_NAME);
                             }
-                            
+
                             break;
                         }
                     default:

NzbDrone/ServiceInstall.bat

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-nzbdrone.exe /i
-net start nzbdrone
-pause

NzbDrone/ServiceUninstall.bat

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-net stop nzbdrone
-nzbdrone.exe /u
-pause