Error - Application popup: wzunzip.exe while using WinZip 14.5 command line in Window service.

Bug :Was not able extract any zip files( WinZip 14.5 ) through Window service application ( which was using WinZip 14.5  command line )

Description: An Information found in Event logger – System as

Application popup: wzunzip.exe - Application Error : The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click on OK to terminate the application.

Resolved :

This can be resolved just setting up the property of your application window service as below .

By check – Allow service to interact with desktop , it is said to service allow popup windows but by default service will run in hidden / silent mode . So nothing to worry about the popup .

Using Winzip14.5 command line – wzunzip.exe

Code snippet, I used in my application testing .

 using System;  
 using System.Collections.Generic;  
 using System.Text;  
 using System.IO;  
 namespace UnZipTest  
 {  
   public class UnZip  
   {  
     public void Run (string path,string extractPath){  
       DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(path);  
       System.Diagnostics.Process P = new System.Diagnostics.Process();  
       if(Directory.Exists(extractPath)==false){  
         Directory.CreateDirectory(extractPath);  
       }  
       string UnZipCmd = null;  
       foreach(FileInfo fl in dirInfo.GetFiles("*.zip")){  
         try  
         {  
           string password = "123";  
           string zipExtract = extractPath + "\\" + fl.Name + "_" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString().Substring(0, 4);  
           if (password.Trim().Length == 0)  
           {  
             UnZipCmd = string.Format("-o \"{0}\" \"{1}\"", fl.FullName, zipExtract);  
             P = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"C:\Program Files\WinZip\wzunzip", UnZipCmd);  
           }  
           else{  
             UnZipCmd = string.Format("-s\"{0}\" -o \"{1}\" \"{2}\"",password, fl.FullName, zipExtract);  
             P = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"C:\Program Files\WinZip\wzunzip", UnZipCmd);  
           }  
           P.WaitForExit();  
         }  
         catch (Exception ex){  
           throw ex;  
         }  
       }  
     }  
   }  
 }