var ctl = ServiceController.GetServices().Where(s => s.ServiceName == "MyService").FirstOrDefault();
if (ctl != null) {
  // now what?
}

private static string GetExecutablePathForService(string serviceName, RegistryView registryView, bool throwErrorIfNonExisting)
    {
        string registryPath = @"SYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices" + serviceName;
        RegistryKey key = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(RegistryHive.LocalMachine, registryView).OpenSubKey(registryPath);
        if(key==null)
        {
            if (throwErrorIfNonExisting)
                throw new ArgumentException("Non-existent service: " + serviceName, "serviceName");
            else
                return null;
        }
        string value = key.GetValue("ImagePath").ToString();
        key.Close();
        if(value.StartsWith("""))
        {
            value = Regex.Match(value, ""([^"]+)"").Groups[1].Value;
        }

        return Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(value);
    }

var ctl = ServiceController
    .GetServices()
    .FirstOrDefault(s => s.ServiceName == "MyService");
if (ctl != null) {
    // get version substring, you might have your own style.
    string substr = s.DisplayName.SubString("MyService".Length);
    Version installedVersion = new Version(substr);
    // do stuff, e.g. check if installed version is newer than current assembly.
}

public static string ServiceVersion { get; private set; }

ServiceVersion = typeof(Program).Assembly.GetName().Version.ToString();

using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ServiceProcess;

public partial class VaultServerUtilities : ServiceBase
{

    public static string ServiceVersion { get; private set; }

    public VaultServerUtilities()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        VSUEventLog = new EventLog();
        if (!EventLog.SourceExists("Vault Server Utilities"))
        {
            EventLog.CreateEventSource("Vault Server Utilities", "Service Log");
        }

        VSUEventLog.Source = "Vault Server Utilities";
        VSUEventLog.Log = "Service Log";

    }


    protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
    {

        ServiceVersion = typeof(Program).Assembly.GetName().Version.ToString();
        VSUEventLog.WriteEntry(string.Format("Vault Server Utilities v{0} has started successfully.", ServiceVersion));

    }

    protected override void OnStop()
    {
        VSUEventLog.WriteEntry(string.Format("Vault Server Utilities v{0} has be shutdown.", ServiceVersion));
    }
}