# Win32/service error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service-error/133829>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 4, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service-error/133829 "2008-04-04T03:11:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32-service-error/133829/1 "2008-04-04T03:11:18Z")

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Hello,

I’m trying to add a application as a service in Windows XP Pro

I’m using the following code grabbed from KirbyBase:

svc = Service.new(“localhost”)  
svc.create\_service do |s|  
s.service\_name = “TBWin32ReportingAgt”  
s.binary\_path\_name = ‘C:\TBWin32\TB Reporting  
Agent\TBWin32ReportingAgt.exe’  
s.display\_name = “TBWin32 Reporting Agt”

```
    # This is required for now - bug in win32-service
    s.dependencies = []

```

end  
svc.close  
puts “TBWin32 Server service installed”

When I run this I get the following:

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/win32-service-0.6.1-x86-mswin32-60/lib/win32/serv  
ice.rb:277:in `initialize': no options provided (ArgumentError) from s.rb:6:in`new’  
from s.rb:6