windows service

Hi /prog/ rammers,

In your experience, what's the best language+framework for writing a windows service in?

The actual thing it will be doing is simple (making an http request every five minutes so as to keep track of the current external IP address of the network) but all the service-related stuff I have never done before. Any tips?

And then there are the bright ones who know both languages, and don't make a big deal out of it.

I can understand flamewars between C++ and D, or Python and Lisp, but Python and C++? Correct tool for the job, anyone?