How do you call an exe from code and get around possible UAC action against this?

Question

I'm using system.diagnostics.process to start an msi file in quiet mode. I'm getting an exit code 1625, and I suspect its because UAC is preventing it from running. I've turned off the UAC prompts but no dice...

How can I make sure that I'm properly elevating the privileges of the msiexec so it actually runs?

Thanks,

Isaac

Answer 1

UAC Elevation in Managed Code: Starting Elevated Processes

Answer 2

ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
startInfo.Arguments = "/i " +  "\""+Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()+"\\"+msiPath +"\"" +" /q";
startInfo.FileName = "msiexec.exe";
startInfo.Verb = "runas";


Process installProcess = Process.Start(startInfo);

Well, this is what I did, and it works.

Answer 3

Try running your process with the admin privileges and see if the problem persists