MID Server upgrade error "Platform Distribution Upgrade service is not installed "Description<!-- div.margin{ padding: 10px 40px 40px 30px; } table.tocTable{ border: 1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); padding-top: .6em; padding-bottom: .6em; padding-left: .9em; padding-right: .6em; } table.noteTable{ border:1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); width: 100%; border-spacing:2; } table.internaltable { white-space:nowrap; text-align:left; border-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:14px; width: 85%; } table.internaltable th { border-width: 1px; padding: 5px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); } table.internaltable td { border-width: 1px; padding: 5px; border-style: solid; border-color: #E0E0E0; color: #000000; } table tr td { padding: 15px; } .title { color: #D1232B; font-weight:normal; font-size:28px; } h1{ color: #D1232B; font-weight:normal; font-size:21px; margin-bottom:-5px } h2{ color: #646464; font-weight:bold; font-size:18px; } h3{ color: #000000; font-weight:BOLD; font-size:16px; text-decoration:underline; } h4{ color: #646464; font-weight:BOLD; font-size:15px; text-decoration:; } h5{ color: #000000; font-weight:BOLD; font-size:13px; text-decoration:; } h6{ color: #000000; font-weight:BOLD; font-size:14px; text-decoration:; } hr{ border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #cccccc; } ul { list-style: disc outside none; margin-left: 0; } li { padding-left: 1em; } --> Issue MID Server upgrade fails. Review of agent logs reveals error: Gobbling stderr: cmd.exe /C bin\glide-dist-upgrade.bat start Gobbled: ERROR | wrapper | 2015/09/28 09:40:14 | The ServiceNow Platform Distribution Upgrade () service is not installed - The specified service does not exist as an installed service Note: This article focuses on Windows MID servers only Solution Update MID server service account to run as either: Local AdministratorLocal System Updating a service account in windows: Run command "services.msc" to open up windows services.Right click on the MID server service and select properties.Select the "Log On" tab.Update account and click "Apply".Restart service to use newly configured account. Additional Information Service now advises to have the MID server service account to be a local administrator in windows systems. Configure Windows MID Server Service CredentialsMID Server Pre-upgrade testsMID Server Upgrade Issues