Windows installer service wont start when running setup via script

[am632]

Hi,

I have a script which is the following...

Func _Begin_Install()
    GUICtrlSetState($Button_Install, $GUI_DISABLE)
    RunWait(@ScriptDir & "\setup.exe")
    GUICtrlSetState($Button_Install, $GUI_ENABLE)
EndFunc

Basically the setup will start to run but then I get the error message "The windows installer service could not be accessed"

The setup works if I run it manually (not through my script)

Also I have tried adding #RequireAdmin to the top of my script with no difference.

Any Ideas?

Thanks

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, am632. You mention that it works manually, but not what "manually" entails. Can you tell us what happens when you run it from:

• Double-clicking Setup.exe
• Typing <path>Setup.exe into the Run line
• Typing <path?Setup.exe into a command line window

[Morthawt]

Have you tried ShellExecuteWait ?

[am632]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies, I have no internet at home at the moment which is why I didnt reply right away.

Firstly, by manually I mean if I double click the setup.exe in windows explorer the setup installs the program witholut any problems.

I also tried your suggestion (Morthawt) and used 'ShellExecuteWait' instead but still got the same problem.

Thanks for the replies

[JLogan3o13]

How about the other suggestions, such as running it from the Run line or Command Line window?

[am632]

Hi,

I tried running from cmd and from the run box, and both installed the setup without error.

Thanks

[Danny35d]

Try to add the working directory to RunWait function.

RunWait(@ScriptDir & "setup.exe", @ScriptDir)

or

RunWait(@ScriptDir & "setup.exe, @WorkingDir)

 

[am632]

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that this afternoon and post back result

Thanks

[am632]

Hi, I tried all what you have said but still getting the problem. I dont know what to try next as this has never happend before. Any more ideas?

Thanks for the help

[am632]

Hi,

I realised it works ok on windows XP but not 7, I fixed it though. I simply uninstalled autoit and reinstalled from the website and now it works, maby there is a bug in the version I was using (was the same version on both my machines)