"The specified service already exists" when installing FileDirector Component Service

Created by Jeremy Burgess, Modified on Thu, 21 Dec, 2023 at 1:12 PM by Jeremy Burgess

Symptoms

You see the following error when installing FileDirector Component Service.


Cause

You may be trying to install an update on top of an existing version - don't, perform an uninstall first - or a previous uninstall may have left a record of the service.

Resolution

Using an elevated command prompt you can remove the service entry:

SC STOP "FileDirector Component Service"
SC DELETE "FileDirector Component Service"

Now you should reinstall the component service.

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