How to run msi file via msiexec with specific parameter

[scottlong]

How to run msi file via msiexec with specific parameter?

I create a dos script .cmd file, add following sentence:

msiexec /L*v "%TEMP%\install.msi.log" /i "install.Msi" TRANSFORMS="install.mst" /qb

How to auto install it via autoit script?

Thanks!

[JFX]

ShellExecuteWait('msiexec', '/L*v "%TEMP%\install.msi.log" /i "install.Msi" TRANSFORMS="install.mst" /qb')

[scottlong]

Thanks for your help, I tested but failure via normal user, I think maybe have not right for installation.

Could you tell me how to use RunAs together with ShellExecuteWait? or how to RunAs a .cmd file switch to another user?

I know RunAs help, but I do not know how to excute .cmd file via RunAs.

[wakillon]

Try this too...

$_MsiFilePath = @ScriptDir & '\install.Msi'
$_LogFilePath = @TempDir & '\install.msi.log'
$_MstFilePath = @ScriptDir & '\install.Mst'
$_Run = 'msiexec /L*v "' & $_LogFilePath & '" /i "' & $_MsiFilePath & '" TRANSFORMS="' & $_MstFilePath & '" /qb'
ConsoleWrite ( "$_Run : " & $_Run & @Crlf )
RunWait ( $_Run )

Edited August 27, 2010 by wakillon

[Danny35d]

RunAs program in network map drive

[scottlong]

ShellExecuteWait('msiexec', '/L*v "%TEMP%\install.msi.log" /i "install.Msi" TRANSFORMS="install.mst" /qb')

This sentence run with the current user login account,

How can I run it with another admin user?

[Juvigy]

$sUserName = 'Login Name' 
$sPassword = 'Login Password' 
$sDomain = 'The domain to authenticate against.' 

RunAs($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, @AutoItExe, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)
ShellExecuteWait('msiexec', '/L*v "%TEMP%\install.msi.log" /i "install.Msi" TRANSFORMS="install.mst" /qb')

Which will run the whole script as the user you want and the you can run the shellexecute

[krispoet]

$sUserName = 'Login Name' 
$sPassword = 'Login Password' 
$sDomain = 'The domain to authenticate against.' 

RunAs($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, @AutoItExe, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)
ShellExecuteWait('msiexec', '/L*v "%TEMP%\install.msi.log" /i "install.Msi" TRANSFORMS="install.mst" /qb')

Which will run the whole script as the user you want and the you can run the shellexecute

Hi Juvigy

Do you know why when i try to run

RunAs($AdminAccount, @ComputerName, $AdminPassword, 0, @AutoItExe, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)

ShellExecuteWait("cmd.exe")

exit

I have new command prompts pops up every 10 seconds?

Anything i need to add?

Thanks

[Juvigy]

Is this all your code? Maybe you put it in a loop?

[Danny35d]

Hi Juvigy

Do you know why when i try to run

RunAs($AdminAccount, @ComputerName, $AdminPassword, 0, @AutoItExe, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)

ShellExecuteWait("cmd.exe")

exit

I have new command prompts pops up every 10 seconds?

Anything i need to add?

Thanks

Because your script keep processing RunAS(), the next process start another RunAS(), so on and so on creating an infinite loop.

Try it:

$sUserName = 'Login Name'
$sPassword = 'Login Password'
$sDomain = 'The domain to authenticate against.'

If $CMDLine[0] = 0 Then
    RunAs($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, @AutoItExe & ' /RunAs', @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)
    Exit
EndIf

ShellExecuteWait('msiexec', '/L*v "%TEMP%\install.msi.log" /i "install.Msi" TRANSFORMS="install.mst" /qb')

[krispoet]

Because your script keep processing RunAS(), the next process start another RunAS(), so on and so on creating an infinite loop.

Try it:

$sUserName = 'Login Name'
$sPassword = 'Login Password'
$sDomain = 'The domain to authenticate against.'

If $CMDLine[0] = 0 Then
    RunAs($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, @AutoItExe & ' /RunAs', @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)
    Exit
EndIf

ShellExecuteWait('msiexec', '/L*v "%TEMP%\install.msi.log" /i "install.Msi" TRANSFORMS="install.mst" /qb')

If Not IsAdmin() Then

IF $CMDLine [0] =0 Then

RunAs($AdminAccount, @ComputerName, $AdminPassword, 0,@AutoItExe & ' /RunAs', @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)

ShellExecute('notepad.exe')

Exit

EndIf

EndIf

Hi Danny35d

The code above didn't work

Notepad did show up, but it is runas original user instead of intended Admin user

[Juvigy]

That is because you now open notepad.

And the second IF bypasses the Runas.

RUNAS is never executed

[Danny35d]

Use either isAdmin() or CMDLine[0] no both of them.

Use RunAs() only when current login don't have admin credentials:

$sUserName = 'Login Name'
$sPassword = 'Login Password'
$sDomain = 'The domain to authenticate against.'

If Not IsAdmin() Then
    RunAs($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, @AutoItExe, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)
    Exit
EndIf

ShellExecuteWait('notepad.exe')

No matter, what kind of credetials the current login has? Always use RunAs():

$sUserName = 'Login Name'
$sPassword = 'Login Password'
$sDomain = 'The domain to authenticate against.'

If $CMDLine[0] = 0 Then
    RunAs($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, @AutoItExe & ' /RunAs', @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE)
    Exit
EndIf

ShellExecuteWait('notepad.exe')