msi in a Windows Service

[Fei]

Hi,

I got a strange problem. I use Macrovision installshield x express
edition to build a simple MSI file. I can install this mis silently, i.e
using /qn. It has no problem to run either in the command prompt or in a
windows application. However when I put the same code to run this msi in a
small windows service, it does NOTHING !!! It only starts the thread, but it
does not do installation.Why?

Here are codes:

Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo
psi.WorkingDirectory = MY_WORKING_FOLDER
psi.FileName = MY_FILE_NAME
psi.Arguments = "/qn"
Dim p As New Process
p.StartInfo = psi
p.Start()

Thanks in advance.

fei

[Vadym Stetsyak]

"Fei" <fw***@NOSPAMcsystemssoftware.com> wrote in message
news:eq**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I got a strange problem. I use Macrovision installshield x express
edition to build a simple MSI file. I can install this mis silently, i.e
using /qn. It has no problem to run either in the command prompt or in a
windows application. However when I put the same code to run this msi in a
small windows service, it does NOTHING !!! It only starts the thread, but
it does not do installation.Why?

Here are codes:

Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo
psi.WorkingDirectory = MY_WORKING_FOLDER
psi.FileName = MY_FILE_NAME
psi.Arguments = "/qn"
Dim p As New Process
p.StartInfo = psi
p.Start()

what's in the installer log?

to add logging - add following command-line parameter:

psi.Arguments = "/qn /l*v logFile.txt"

logFile.txt - will contain verbose log of the msiexec, where you can see
what is happening

--
Regards, Vadym Stetsyak
www: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com

[Greg Young]

My guess would be a security issue, your service is running in a completely
different security context.

Cheers,

Greg Young
MVP - C#
http://codebetter.com/blogs/gregyoung

"Fei" <fw***@NOSPAMcsystemssoftware.com> wrote in message
news:eq**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I got a strange problem. I use Macrovision installshield x express
edition to build a simple MSI file. I can install this mis silently, i.e
using /qn. It has no problem to run either in the command prompt or in a
windows application. However when I put the same code to run this msi in a
small windows service, it does NOTHING !!! It only starts the thread, but
it does not do installation.Why?

Here are codes:

Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo
psi.WorkingDirectory = MY_WORKING_FOLDER
psi.FileName = MY_FILE_NAME
psi.Arguments = "/qn"
Dim p As New Process
p.StartInfo = psi
p.Start()

Thanks in advance.

fei

[Fei]

I turn on the logging of Installer in OS. It doesn't generate any log files.
So my guess is that somehow install is never started although the process is
started.
"Vadym Stetsyak" <va*****@ukr.net> wrote in message
news:OO**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

"Fei" <fw***@NOSPAMcsystemssoftware.com> wrote in message
news:eq**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I got a strange problem. I use Macrovision installshield x express
edition to build a simple MSI file. I can install this mis silently, i.e
using /qn. It has no problem to run either in the command prompt or in a
windows application. However when I put the same code to run this msi in
a small windows service, it does NOTHING !!! It only starts the thread,
but it does not do installation.Why?

Here are codes:

Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo
psi.WorkingDirectory = MY_WORKING_FOLDER
psi.FileName = MY_FILE_NAME
psi.Arguments = "/qn"
Dim p As New Process
p.StartInfo = psi
p.Start()

what's in the installer log?

to add logging - add following command-line parameter:

psi.Arguments = "/qn /l*v logFile.txt"

logFile.txt - will contain verbose log of the msiexec, where you can see
what is happening

--
Regards, Vadym Stetsyak
www: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com

[Fei]

This is my guess too. But I have no documents/links for this help. Please
let me know if you have any clues/documents/links about this security issue.

Thanks!

Fei

"Greg Young" <dr*******************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

My guess would be a security issue, your service is running in a
completely different security context.

Cheers,

Greg Young
MVP - C#
http://codebetter.com/blogs/gregyoung

"Fei" <fw***@NOSPAMcsystemssoftware.com> wrote in message
news:eq**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I got a strange problem. I use Macrovision installshield x express
edition to build a simple MSI file. I can install this mis silently, i.e
using /qn. It has no problem to run either in the command prompt or in a
windows application. However when I put the same code to run this msi in
a small windows service, it does NOTHING !!! It only starts the thread,
but it does not do installation.Why?

Here are codes:

Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo
psi.WorkingDirectory = MY_WORKING_FOLDER
psi.FileName = MY_FILE_NAME
psi.Arguments = "/qn"
Dim p As New Process
p.StartInfo = psi
p.Start()

Thanks in advance.

fei