title: Windows Services Framework?
body: <p>Are there any good frameworks or templates for developing Windows Services? I generally don't write windows services and hoping someone has shared their expertise via an api or example project.</p>
  
  <p>I am working on a project with the following requirements:</p>
  
  <ul>**A windows service that:**
  <li>performs 1..many independently scheduled tasks</li>
  <li>reports on the success or failure of these tasks via email/log/sms/??</li>
  <li>allows adding/removal of tasks</li>
  <li>allows changing of schedules</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE</strong></p>
  
  <p>marc_s answer reminded me of <a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2005/05/01/Create-a-NET-Agent.aspx?Page=1" rel="nofollow">this</a> 2005 Visual Studio Magazine article by Luther Miller that I read.</p>