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I'm needing serious help here.

I have the following script:

RunAs, AdminUser, AdminPass, domain
runwait, RAdmin.msi

When this script is executed on a PC in the domain with restricted user privileges. I receive the following error:

Error: Launch Error (possibly related to RunAs)

If I remove the RunAs command and then just execute the single line of script as follows:

runwait, RAdmin.msi

Then the MSI package will start (of course, it won't install because of restricted rights).

Can anyone tell me what the HECK I'm doing wrong?

Hi,

have you seen my post about an similar runas problem?
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6206

I think, runas does not work as expected.

My current Workaround is:



Does this help?

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Thanks KM for the info, but ... it didn't work

the RUNAS command is only for EXEs. I thought I would try your script anyways... just to be sure and this is the result I get:

RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - programname.msi
193: programname.msi is not a valid Win32 application.

I'm getting desperate now

I need to make this work as I have about 15 MSIs I need to distribute in a network roll-out and none of the users have admin privs on their PCs

From the helpfile, just to be sure:

#EscapeChar (and explanation of escape sequences) in case you have special characters in your password.

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Decarlo110,
I'm not sure where you're going with your post. But let me see if this is what you are thinking:

The PCs in question belong to, let say, domain XYZ.
the domain admins account is installed on the PCs, but users are authenticating with user privileges. This prevents them from installing software (I'm sure you know this).

I'm logging in with the following account:
UserXXX
this user is a member of the Domain Admins group

in my AHK script, I have:

RunAs, UserXXX, SimplePsWd, XYZ


ESC characters are not required because the password is simple


The installation files are copied locally to the PCs in question and executed (supposed to be anyways).

Hm, could you try this:



Maybe this works because now it's an exe!

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I was just actually thinking that KM

I'll let ya know if it works

that ain't working for me either.

I get thru the "password" part of the Runas cmd and then the msiexec pops up a help window for the all the command-line options

here's the litteral AHK command:



this is frustrating me to no end.

Please, keep bringing on the suggestions

I have found a 3rd party software:

http://www.tmgdevelopment.co.uk/setuputility.htm

that works as a workaround/go between.

It's a little sloppy , but I don't think as bad (with all due respect KM ) as using the command line RunAS.

I still would like to resolve this problem for future use.

A Runas replacement, maybe a solution for you...

http://www.joeware.net/win/free/tools/cpau.htm

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Try using the /env switch on the windows RunAs command. That has worked for me in the past.

hm, in the meantime i tried it (use my script from above and called msiexec.exe in runas) and it worked perfekt on my PC!
I only receive the help window from msiexec, if somewhere inside the path to the msi-pakages there is a space! Don't use spaces an it works.

Btw, double quotes around he msi-path do not help (-> runas-error).
Any idea?

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