I have a script that installs software and logs what is happening. At the end of the install I use a command to check if the software is installed via the registry. Here is part of the script:
#Install Adobre Reader
Write-Verbose "$(Get-Date): Installing Adobe Reader"
$AdobeInstaller = "\\server\AcroRead.msi"
$AdobeArgs = 'TRANSFORMS="\\server\AcroRead.mst" /qn /norestart'
Start-Process $AdobeInstaller $AdobeArgs -Wait
#Check Adobe Reader Install
$InstalledProgs2 = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* |
Select-Object DisplayName
$CheckProg2 = $InstalledProgs -like "*Adobe Acrobat Reader DC*"
if ( $CheckProg2 ) {
Write-Verbose "$(Get-Date): Adober Reader install finished successfully"
} else {
Write-Verbose "$(Get-Date): Adobe Reader install failed"
}
The script waits for the installer to finish, as it should, but then always reports as "Adobe Reader install failed" even though it is installed. If I run "check" part of the script after the initial script has finished it works as it should. It appears to me that PowerShell caches the current registry at the start of PowerShell and does not see the new install. Is there a command to refresh this or am I thinking incorrectly?
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I tried using Powershell command however UAC pop up appears and i am unable to confirm the pop-up using Powershell or CMD
$LocalTempDir = $env:TEMP; $ChromeInstaller = "ChromeInstaller.exe"; (new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/375.126/chrome_installer.exe', "$LocalTempDir\$ChromeInstaller"); & "$LocalTempDir\$ChromeInstaller" /silent /install; $Process2Monitor = "ChromeInstaller"; Do { $ProcessesFound = Get-Process | ?{$Process2Monitor -contains $_.Name} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name; If ($ProcessesFound) { "Still running: $($ProcessesFound -join ', ')" | Write-Host; Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 } else { rm "$LocalTempDir\$ChromeInstaller" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Verbose } } Until (!$ProcessesFound)
Tried using Chocolatey getting an below error
command used - echo Y | choco install googlechrome
I am using windows machine to install the chrome
I am open with any option to install chrome.
Note: - I am unable to run the powershell or cmd in administrator mode
I am runnig this task in virtual machine scale set so i cant use powershell remote target machine task as well
Please have a look at Desired State Configuration.
Desired State Configuration Overview for Engineers
Here's a sample how 7Zip will be installed:
Installing software with PowerShell DSC
Configuration Install7Zip
{
Node $env:ComputerName
{
Package <em>Install7Zip</em>
{
Ensure = 'Present'
Name = '7-Zip 15.14 (x64 edition)'
Path = 'C:\7z1514-x64.msi'
ProductId = '23170F69-40C1-2702-1514-000001000000'
}
}
CI/CD can be done with a pipeline:
Building a Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipeline with DSC
Also Azure Automation can be used:
Get started with Azure Automation State Configuration
enter code here
# Step 1) install Chocolatey when needed
if (-not (Test-Path -Path "$env:ProgramData\Chocolatey\choco.exe" -PathType Leaf)) {
# from https://chocolatey.org/install
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072
Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
}
# Step 2) define the array of packages you are offering
$Packages = 'googlechrome','firefox','codeblocks','windbg','nasm',
'explorersuite','pestudio','vscode','sysinternals','python'
# Step 3) define the Show-Menu function
function Show-Menu {
Clear-Host
Write-Host "**********************************************"
Write-Host "LIST OF SOFTWARES"
# write the options using the array of packages
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $Packages.Count; $i++) {
# {0,2} means right align with spaces to max 2 characters
Write-Host ('{0,2}. {1}' -f ($i + 1), $Packages[$i])
}
Write-Host " q. Exit the script"
Write-Host "*************************************************"
Write-Host
}
# Step 4) enter an endless loop you only exit if the user enters 'q'
while ($true) {
Show-Menu
$UserInput = Read-Host "Enter the software number to be installed"
# test if the user wants to quit and if so, break the loop
if ($UserInput -eq 'q') { break }
# test if the user entered a number between 1 and the total number of packages (inclusive)
if ([int]::TryParse($UserInput,[ref]$null) -and 1..$Packages.Count -contains [int]$UserInput) {
# here you install the chosen package using the array index number (= user input number minus 1)
$packageIndex = [int]$UserInput - 1
Write-Host "Installing $($Packages[$packageIndex])"
choco install $Packages[$packageIndex] -y
}
else {
$availableOptions = 1..$Packages.Count -join ','
Write-Host "Error in selection, choose $availableOptions or q" -ForegroundColor Red
}
$null = Read-Host "Press Enter to continue"
}
Problem Statement:
I am writing power shell script using chocolatey for software downloading and installing automatically. My script will display a menu with the list of software's whenever users enter the number the corresponding software will download and install.
When i run the script the executable files are not showing in control panel and desktop icon is also not creating but i am getting the message in power-shell terminal that the software is installed but i am not able to see that application.
I need to put some conditions in my script they are:
If the software is already installed then the software should not be downloaded
When the software is installed it has to shown in control panel and desktop icon should be created.
If any upgrade is their like for googlechrome and firefox generally up gradation takes place then the script has to upgrade.
Please help me and edit my script if anything is wrong
Thanks in advance
Referencing this answer, check to see if the relevant software is installed by checking the following registry keys:
$InstalledSoftware = Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*
$InstalledSoftware += Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*
If it's installed, you can either skip the installation altogether, or...
You can get the package managed under Chocolatey by "installing" the package anyways, but provide the -n (--skippowershell) parameter:
choco install -n packageName
This will download the package metadata but skip the actual PowerShell code (chocolateyInstall.ps1, which is embedded into all Chocolatey packages). This is the piece which runs MSIEXEC, an EXE installer, extracts zip archives for packages without a proper installer, etc. This has the benefit of allowing future updates to be manageable by Chocolatey without reinstalling the software which already exists.
Note: There may be some nuance surrounding specific packages you'll have to figure out, but for the majority of what is available as a Chocolatey package this approach will work.
Looking for some help on writing a PowerShell script to install Visual Studio Code.
I have downloaded the Windows 64 System installer: VSCodeSetup-x64-1.56.2
My script so far:
$fullPath = <<Installer location>>
$vscApp = "VSCodeSetup-x64-1.56.2"
$appPath = join-path $fullPath $vscApp
Write-Host "App Path" $appPath
$arguments = '/SILENT /ALLUSERS /mergetasks="!runcode,????, ????, ???? ,????"'
Start-Process $appPath $arguments -Verb RunAs -Wait
I need the list of internal names for all of the check box items on the "Select Additional Tasks"
Select Additional Tasks GUI Screenshot
I want to turn on all four other tasks, both Add Open, Register code, and Add to Path. Only 1 of which seems to be default. While I do not need the desktop icon, from the Inno Setup docs, https://jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setupcmdline, I can see the desktop Icon name is desktopicon. How and where would I find this list?
Thanks for any and all help!
Continuing from my comment.
There are several pre-built scripts, in several GitHub Repos for silent installs:
Example:
#Install-VSCode
# Download URL, you may need to update this if it changes
$downloadUrl = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=623230"
# What to name the file and where to put it
$installerFile = "vscode-install.exe"
$installerPath = (Join-Path $env:TEMP $installerFile)
# Install Options
# Reference:
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42582230/how-to-install-visual-studio-code-silently-without-auto-open-when-installation
# http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/
# I'm using /silent, use /verysilent for no UI
# Install with the context menu, file association, and add to path options (and don't run code after install:
$installerArguments = "/silent /mergetasks='!runcode,addcontextmenufiles,addcontextmenufolders,associatewithfiles,addtopath'"
#Install with default options, and don't run code after install.
#$installerArguments = "/silent /mergetasks='!runcode'"
Write-Verbose "Downloading $installerFile..."
Invoke-Webrequest $downloadUrl -UseBasicParsing -OutFile $installerPath
Write-Verbose "Installing $installerPath..."
Start-Process $installerPath -ArgumentList $installerArguments -Wait
Write-Verbose "Cleanup the downloaded file."
Remove-Item $installerPath -Force
You can also automate installing VSCode extensions.
Example:
Visual Studio Code: Getting Started with PowerShell
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/35780.visual-studio-code-getting-started-with-powershell.aspx
code --install-extension ms-vscode.powershell
I have a very simple PowerShell script that uploads a generated test file to an AWS S3 bucket from a Windows 2008 R2 Datacenter server (clean AWS instance). If I run the script remotely on the server using Terraform (remote-exec provisioner), the script fails on the S3 upload with a StackOverflowException. When I run the script directly on the server, it runs fine and uploads the file.
I've experimented with different sizes for the file and 14.5MB seems to be about the maximum that works before the StackOverflowException occurs. Just about any size works fine when I RDP into the server and run the script directly. I've tested 200MB and it works fine.
Any idea why this is happening or what I can do to fix it? The actual file I need to upload is 50MB.
Here are the essential parts to recreate the problem. terraform.tf file:
resource "aws_instance" "windows" {
count = "1"
ami = "ami-e935fc94" #base win 2008 R2 datacenter
instance_type = "t2.micro"
connection {
type = "winrm"
user = "<username>"
password = "<password>"
timeout = "30m"
}
provisioner "file" {
source = "windows/upload.ps1"
destination = "C:\\scripts\\upload.ps1"
}
provisioner "remote-exec" {
inline = [
"powershell.exe -File C:\\scripts\\upload.ps1"
]
}
}
The PowerShell script is very simple. upload.ps1:
$f = new-object System.IO.FileStream C:\Temp\test.dat, Create, ReadWrite
$f.SetLength(40MB) # change this to 14.5MB and it works!
$f.Close()
Write-S3Object -BucketName "mybucket" -Folder "C:\Temp" -KeyPrefix "20180322" -SearchPattern "*.dat"
The error that I receive when launching the script from Terraform (remote-exec provisioner):
aws_instance.windows (remote-exec): Process is terminated due to StackOverflowException.
Running upload.ps1 from RDP on the server itself works fine, including larger files (tested up to 200MB).
Here is the version information:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
Powershell Version: 3.0
AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell, Version 3.3.245.0
Amazon Web Services SDK for .NET, Core Runtime Version 3.3.21.15
This problem results from a Windows bug. This is all fine and good for a standard Windows server -- you can patch and move on. But, things are more tricky with AWS automation using Terraform.
The ideal solution would allow 1) use of the base AMI, 2) apply the hotfix to itself, and 3) then run the WinRM remote-exec, all from Terraform. Another solution would be to create an AMI with the hotfix installed and have Terraform generate instances using that AMI. However, then you're stuck maintaining AMIs.
Normally, I grab the Microsoft-provided base AMI using a filter:
data "aws_ami" "windows2008" {
most_recent = true
filter {
name = "virtualization-type"
values = ["hvm"]
}
filter {
name = "name"
values = ["Windows_Server-2008-R2_SP1-English-64Bit-Base*",]
}
owners = ["801119661308", "amazon"]
}
Then I use that AMI to create the AWS instance:
resource "aws_instance" "windows" {
count = "1"
ami = "${data.aws_ami.windows2008.id}"
...
}
But, the base AMI doesn't have the hotfix installed allowing you to avoid this WinRM/Windows bug. This is were it gets tricky.
You can use a userdata script to perform a multi-phase setup. In the first boot of the instance (Phase 1), we'll block the instance so that the remote-exec doesn't come in before we're ready. Then, we'll download and install the hotfix and we'll reboot (thanks to Niklas Akerlund, Micky Balladelli and Techibee). On the second boot (in method described here), we'll unblock the instance (enable WinRM) so that the remote-exec can connect.
Here's my userdata/PowerShell script:
$StateFile = "C:\Temp\userdata_state.txt"
If(-Not (Test-Path -Path $StateFile))
{
# PHASE 1
# Close the instance to WinRM connections until instance is ready (probably already closed, but just in case)
Start-Process -FilePath "winrm" -ArgumentList "set winrm/config/service/auth #{Basic=`"false`"}" -Wait
# Set the admin password for WinRM connections
$Admin = [adsi]("WinNT://./Administrator, user")
$Admin.psbase.invoke("SetPassword", "${tfi_rm_pass}")
# Create state file so after reboot it will know
New-Item -Path $StateFile -ItemType "file" -Force
# Make it so that userdata will run again after reboot
$EC2SettingsFile="C:\Program Files\Amazon\Ec2ConfigService\Settings\Config.xml"
$Xml = [xml](Get-Content $EC2SettingsFile)
$XmlElement = $Xml.get_DocumentElement()
$XmlElementToModify = $XmlElement.Plugins
Foreach ($Element in $XmlElementToModify.Plugin)
{
If ($Element.name -eq "Ec2HandleUserData")
{
$Element.State="Enabled"
}
}
$Xml.Save($EC2SettingsFile)
# Download and install hotfix
# Download self-extractor
$DownloadUrl = "https://hotfixv4.trafficmanager.net/Windows%207/Windows%20Server2008%20R2%20SP1/sp2/Fix467402/7600/free/463984_intl_x64_zip.exe"
$HotfixDir = "C:\hotfix"
$HotfixFile = "$HotfixDir\KB2842230.exe"
mkdir $HotfixDir
(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($DownloadUrl, $HotfixFile)
# Extract self-extractor
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression.FileSystem
[System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::ExtractToDirectory($HotfixFile, $HotfixDir)
# Install - NOTE: wusa returns immediately, before install completes, so you must check process to see when it finishes
Get-Item "$HotfixDir\*.msu" | Foreach { wusa ""$_.FullName /quiet /norestart"" ; While (#(Get-Process wusa -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Count -ne 0) { Start-Sleep 3 } }
# Reboot
Restart-Computer
}
Else
{
# PHASE 2
# Open WinRM for remote-exec
Start-Process -FilePath "winrm" -ArgumentList "quickconfig -q"
Start-Process -FilePath "winrm" -ArgumentList "set winrm/config/service #{AllowUnencrypted=`"true`"}" -Wait
Start-Process -FilePath "winrm" -ArgumentList "set winrm/config/service/auth #{Basic=`"true`"}" -Wait
Start-Process -FilePath "winrm" -ArgumentList "set winrm/config #{MaxTimeoutms=`"1900000`"}"
}
I am trying to install software using powershell silent scripting. To install this software we need to have JRE installed on machine. For this first we need to check weather JRE installed or not, if not installed then it needs to be installed. What approach needs to be followed?
I have tried with the below of code.
$LASTEXITCODE = 0
$workdir = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java"
If (!(Test-Path $workdir))
{
$LASTEXITCODE = (Start-Process "D:\jre-6u26-windows-i586.exe" -ArgumentList "/s" -Wait -PassThru).Exitcode
}
If($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0)
{
$DCBdir = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Compart"
If (!(Test-Path $DCBdir))
{
$Installer="D:\sw.exe"
$responsefile="D:\Sresponse.varfile"
$a=#("-q", "-varfile", "$responsefile")
start-process $Installer -ArgumentList $a -wait
}
}
$chkdir = "C:\Program Files (x86)\SWFolder"
if(Test-Path -eq $chkdir)
{
[System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show('Installation completed successfully')
}
When I run script its workingfine as it is checking the previous installation and performing installation if not found the installation. But here I am getting as issue with this code.
If Java installed alredy means it should start the other installation. but here in my case its stopping the complete installation.
after installation completed, I need to display the message like " Installation completed". But here its not working. AnNy wrong in the above code..??
One package manager that I like to use is Chocolatey which has an approved package for JRE, it looks like. A quick check wmi will tell you whether or not java is installed:
$x = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -Filter "Name like 'Java(TM)%'" | Select -Expand Version
You could also use Test-Path pointed at registry keys you know exist for the package. Once you verify that JRE is not on the machine, then you can call out to Chocolatey to install it.