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  1. Documentation
  2. DOCS-5349

Instructions for installing MongoDB as a service don't match the 3.0 default

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    • 01112017-cleanup
    • mongodb-3.0
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      The instructions for creating a Windows service ( http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows/#manually-create-a-windows-service-for-mongodb) imply that the MSI installs into c:\mongodb\:

      The following procedure assumes you have installed MongoDB using the .msi installer with the path C:\mongodb\.

      You can install into this path with a Custom install, but the default path for a Complete install is: "C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.0\". It seems the assumption is that the user will have followed/read all of the above steps on this page rather than skipping directly to the section to find out how to create a Windows service.

      I think it would be clearer to use the default path in the service examples, or have a more explicit note reminding of the custom path that has been used based on the msiexec command line examples earlier on this page.

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            andrew.aldridge@mongodb.com Andrew Aldridge
            stephen.steneker@mongodb.com Stennie Steneker (Inactive)
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