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  • 1.  .exe will not run in DS job but runs locally

    Posted Jan 28, 2013 02:06 PM

    I am trying to install an application to a Windows 7 x64 PC with a scripted job on DS 6.9 SP5.  The job runs the application's setup.exe file and when it finishes, the job returns as a successful install but the application never actually installs.  If I run setup.exe locally or from the server it works as it should.

     

    My scripted job is as follows:

    rem Install Pictometry Extensions

    \\servername\express\Deploy\Pictometry\Pictometry_10.0.33\setup.exe

    Has anyone seen this happen before and have a solution?

     

    Thanks for your help!

     

     



  • 2.  RE: .exe will not run in DS job but runs locally

    Posted Jan 28, 2013 02:38 PM

    If the application is profile specific and/or doesn't like being installed under the system account, this could be your problem.  You can run the script as a specific user (only good for installs that aren't profile specific) or as the logged on user (only good when someone is actually logged onto the machine).

    Hope this helps.



  • 3.  RE: .exe will not run in DS job but runs locally

    Posted Jan 28, 2013 06:12 PM

    The first think I'd do is add a Task to copy the install files locally and then edit the install task to run from there.

    How do you know the setup file is actually running?

    Can you find a setup log file, maybe in c:\windows\temp?