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vb.net error when launching exe

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by diecidue Jan 23, 2009 last reply Jan 28, 2009

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I am trying to run a Setup.exe file from within VB.net 2008. I have used the code below and get the error message: "Windows cannot find REBOOT=ReallySupprress..." then a second error comes up: "Could not execute external program. REBOOT=ReallySuppress". I've even tried using Shell with the same error. Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what I can do to run this executable?

Code:
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\Setup.exe")

--Tony--

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by diecidue Jan 23, 2009

Clarifications

by tony hopkinson Jan 24, 2009

but I'd use the overloaded Start method that takes a ProcessStartInfo structure.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.processstartinfo_members.aspx

Interesting ones might be working directory, load uer profile, or the authorisation.

For instance does is your .net exe running as the same user who would have double clicked setup.exe in the folder, (er you have checked that works haven't you? :p )

by diecidue Jan 26, 2009

Thanks Tony... The error was triggered from the Setup.exe and not VB.net. Turns out the setup was in a different folder than the VB application and that was causing it to throw the error.

by tony hopkinson Jan 28, 2009

Well of course it works, oops.....

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