How to Manually Install a BarTender Windows Service
Symptom
There are several scenarios where you can potentially discover that one or several Windows services that BarTender uses are not installed.
For example, when configuring the connection (or creation) to the BarTender System Database, the wizard warns you that the BarTender System Service isn't running. You then open Windows Services and discover that the BarTender System Service doesn't exist.
Environment
BarTender 2019 and later
Solution
You can install these BarTender services manually, as the executables are located in the BarTender installation folder.
These are the services that you can manually install from the BarTender installation folder:
- BtSystem.Service.exe
- Licensing.Service.exe
- Integration.Service.exe
- PrintScheduler.Service.exe
- Maestro.Service.exe
To manually install a BarTender Windows Service:
- Launch a Command Prompt window in BarTender as an Administrator.
- Change the directory (action: cd "") to the installation folder for BarTender.
- By default, the installation folder location is:
C:\Program Files\Seagull\BarTender 20xx. Replace xx with the appropriate year of your BarTender version.
- By default, the installation folder location is:
- Run the command *.Service.exe /install (where * represents the service that you need to install
- As an example, you could type the following and press Enter:
BtSystem.Service.exe /install
- As an example, you could type the following and press Enter:
More Information
How to Launch a Command Prompt as Administrator Using the Start Menu in Windows
You can also open an administrative Command Prompt using the Start menu.
- Click Start and then type command or cmd. The Command Prompt will be listed as the main result.
- Right-click that result and choose Run as administrator.