learning more about Windows Services

The stuff leading up to PollProcess() as shown here is shown below:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Threading;
namespace FooStuff
{
   partial class FooService : ServiceBase
   {
      private Thread m_oPollingThread = null;
      
      public FooService()
      {
         InitializeComponent();
      }
      
      protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
      {
         eventLog1.WriteEntry("Foo service started");
         if (m_oPollingThread == null)
               m_oPollingThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(PollProcess));
         m_oPollingThread.Start();
      }
      
      protected override void OnStop()
      {
         eventLog1.WriteEntry("Foo service is stopping.");
         m_oPollingThread.Abort();
      }
      
      private void PollProcess()
      {

 
 

We are using that corny, confusing Designer.cs antipattern and here is what is in the designer:

namespace FooStuff
{
   partial class FooService
   {
      private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
      
      protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
      {
         if (disposing && (components != null))
         {
            components.Dispose();
         }
         base.Dispose(disposing);
      }
      
      private void InitializeComponent()
      {
         this.eventLog1 = new System.Diagnostics.EventLog();
         ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.eventLog1)).BeginInit();
         this.eventLog1.Log = "Application";
         this.eventLog1.Source = "Foo";
         this.ServiceName = "FooService";
         ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.eventLog1)).EndInit();
      }
      
      private System.Diagnostics.EventLog eventLog1;
   }
}

 
 

I don't really understand the ServiceBase base class yet as of this writing. I am running this service at a server. I installed it will an installer. When I type "services" at the start menu at that server, I get the "Component Services" dialog box. At the left, I can expand "Event Viewer (Local)" and then "Windows Logs" beneath it and then click on "Application" to browse a list of errors for the service.