[durga]

i have developed a server application which i want it to run as a windows xp service......i have added my application to service list through command prompt using SC.EXE.
now the problem raised when i was starting the service.
it was throwing an exception as:

could not start the service on local computer
ERROR 1053 : service did not respond to start or control request in a timely fashion.

i am running this service on local system account.

what could be the reason for this error.....how to resolve this error.............can any one help me plz

thanks
durga