I used the below that works for wusa.exe but it is not working for pkgMGr.exe - I get an error of "The pkgmgr.exe command is incorrect"
I think it is because of the
WORKS:
Start-Process c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe -ArgumentList "$ItalianHyphenationHotfix /quiet /norestart /log" -Wait
NOT WORKING:
Start-Process c:\windows\system32\pkgmgr.exe -ArgumentList "/ip /m: $ItalianKB2841134Hotfix /quiet /norestart /l:C:\buildlog\complogs\LangPack" -Wait
Any ideas how I can fix this? I tried to put the /ip /m before the -Argument list but that did not work as well. I think it is because of these two commands that is causing the issue.
-ArgumentList should be a string array, so you need to format your parameters as such. Try:
Start-Process c:\windows\system32\pkgmgr.exe -ArgumentList "/ip", "/m:`"$ItalianKB2841134Hotfix`"", "/quiet", "/norestart", "/l:`"C:\buildlog\complogs\LangPack`"" -Wait
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Here i trying to install MSI package with argument in powershell where i have to pass few special characters as below:
$msi="/I mypkg.msi TARGETAPPPOOL='.NET v4.5 Classic' /L mai.log /qn"
Start-process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList $msi -wait -nonewwindow -PassThru
Showing "1639" error code - A command line option passed to the installer is invalid.
Installation working well with default value, if I remove "TARGETAPPPOOL='.NET v4.5 Classic'”
Can you please suggest how we can write it?
Thanks
Pass the arguments as an array like this:
$msi = '/I', 'mypkg.msi', 'TARGETAPPPOOL=".NET v4.5 Classic"', '/L', 'mai.log', '/qn'
Start-process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList $msi -wait -nonewwindow -PassThru
PowerShell automatically adds space separator between the arguments.
I am trying to install a rather oldish application. I am wanting to do it in powershell because I have post install functions that need to be done in powershell
The -argumentlist is not starting all the arguments after the /qn ( silent mode install )
The application starts and proceeds to install unattended in silent mode but ignores all the arguments after /qn. So its installing without any of the parameters I have specified. Is there anything I am doing wrong? Could just be my quotes are in the wrong places. My powershell knowledge is very very rusty
$workingDirectory = (split-path $myinvocation.mycommand.path -parent)
#Installs my application
Start-Process -Filepath "$workingDirectory\application.exe" -ArgumentList "/args /qn reboot=reallysuppress SILENT=yes INSTALLSTANDALONE=0 CENTRALSERVERHOSTNAME=servername CENTRALSERVERPORT=1234 CSUSER=userName /L*V C:\Windows\Temp\install.log"
I'm assuming you ran the .EXE directly with those args to verify their correctness?
If that's the case, try this:
Start-Process -Filepath "$workingDirectory\application.exe" -ArgumentList "/args", "/qn", "reboot=reallysuppress", "SILENT=yes", "INSTALLSTANDALONE=0", "CENTRALSERVERHOSTNAME=servername", "CENTRALSERVERPORT=1234", "CSUSER=userName", "/L*V", "C:\Windows\Temp\install.log"
Or this:
Start-Process -Filepath "$workingDirectory\application.exe" -ArgumentList #("/args", "/qn", "reboot=reallysuppress", "SILENT=yes", "INSTALLSTANDALONE=0", "CENTRALSERVERHOSTNAME=servername", "CENTRALSERVERPORT=1234", "CSUSER=userName", "/L*V", "C:\Windows\Temp\install.log")
Or this:
& "$workingDirectory\application.exe" /args /qn reboot=reallysuppress SILENT=yes INSTALLSTANDALONE=0 CENTRALSERVERHOSTNAME=servername CENTRALSERVERPORT=1234 CSUSER=userName /L*V C:\Windows\Temp\install.log
Alternatively, what happens when you remove the /qn arg?
I ran into a similar issue.
Changed this:
& "$workingDirectory\application.exe" /args /qn reboot=reallysuppress SILENT=yes INSTALLSTANDALONE=0 CENTRALSERVERHOSTNAME=servername CENTRALSERVERPORT=1234 CSUSER=userName /L*V C:\Windows\Temp\install.log
To this:
& "$workingDirectory\application.exe" /qn reboot=reallysuppress SILENT=yes INSTALLSTANDALONE=0 CENTRALSERVERHOSTNAME=servername CENTRALSERVERPORT=1234 CSUSER=userName /L*V C:\Windows\Temp\install.log
Source: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7703.powershell-running-executables.aspx
I'd like to run this command
net start "PTV LOXANE xDataServer 1.4.1.067" using Start-Process in powershell with admin rights.
My problem is how to give the quote to ArgumentList.
I've tried this but it doesn't work
Start-Process net -ArgumentList "stop \"PTV LOXANE xDataServer 1.4.1.067\"" -Verb runas -wait -NoNewWindow -PassThru
I've found how to do it. You must double the quotes:
Start-Process net -ArgumentList "start ""PTV LOXANE xDataServer 1.4.1.067""" -wait -PassThru -Verb runas
Now I've got a second question. How can I run this command when calling powershell ?
This doesn't work:
powershell -Command 'Start-Process net -ArgumentList "start ""PTV LOXANE xDataServer 1.4.1.067""" -wait -PassThru -Verb runas'
$cs = New-PSSession -ComputerName MACHINE -Credential DOMAIN\admin
Copy-Item -Path C:\Scripts\smart -Destination C:\smart -ToSession $cs
msiexec /i "C:\Smart\SMART.msi" NB_PROD_KEY=NC-2ADA2-F9RKE-AKAIA-BBB ACTIVATE_LICENSE=1 INSTALL_INK="" LAT_CONTENT="" PRINT_CAPTURE="" INSTALL_DOCCAM_DRIVERS="" CUSTOMER_LOGGING=1 /qnT="" INSTALL_SPU=2 CUSTOMER_LOGGING=0 /qn
Hi,
I'm struggling to get the syntax that runs with the MSI working above - I've worked with switches inside script blocks which invoke commands beforfe successfully but, not with those parameters which are from the program vendors help file.
I also tried:
Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -Argumentlist "/i "C:\smartmsi\SMART.msi" `
NB_PROD_KEY=NC-2ADA2-F9RKE-AKAIA-BBB ACTIVATE_LICENSE=1 INSTALL_INK="" LAT_CONTENT="" PRINT_CAPTURE="" INSTALL_DOCCAM_DRIVERS="" CUSTOMER_LOGGING=1 /qn
Totally confused how to install using the vendors commands within POwerShell, how can i nest each argument if it's not a switch?
I also tried using Splatter:
$params = '/i', "C:\smartmsi\SMART.msi",
'NB_PROD_KEY=NC-2ADA2-CEAM7-F9RKE', 'ACTIVATE_LICENSE=1',
'/qn'
& msiexec.exe #params
$LastExitCode
No joy - this app will install remotely as a regular install.
Thanks in advance
UPDATE:
Now, i've also tried this:
invoke-command -Session $session -ScriptBlock {
Start-Process -FilePath C:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe `
-ArgumentList "/i `"C:\smart\SMARTSuite.msi`" `"NB_PROD_KEY=NC-2ADA2`" ACTIVATE_LICENSE=1 INSTALL_INK=`"`" LAT_CONTENT=`"`" PRINT_CAPTURE=`"`" INSTALL_DOCCAM_DRIVERS=`"`" CUSTOMER_LOGGING=1 /qn"
}
Still not working. Installer appears for a second then drops off.
You have to escape `" if you want them to be interpreted inside a string which already uses double quotes else you break the string chaining :
Start-Process -FilePath msiexec -ArgumentList "/i `"C:\smartmsi\SMART.msi`" NB_PROD_KEY=NC-2ADA2-F9RKE-AKAIA-BBB ACTIVATE_LICENSE=1 INSTALL_INK=`"`" LAT_CONTENT=`"`" PRINT_CAPTURE=`"`" INSTALL_DOCCAM_DRIVERS=`"`" CUSTOMER_LOGGING=1 /qn"
You don't have to escape double quotes if the string is surrounded by simple quotes
Would any of you possibly know why this is not working?
Start-Process $PSHOME\powershell.exe -ArgumentList "-NoExit -Command & `"{$outvar1 = 4+4; `"out: $outvar1`"}`"" -Wait
The ultimate purpose for this is so that i can run a script block as another user with the addition of the -Credential option. But i can not get this simple script block to work yet.
Many thanks.
Chris.
Here is somthing that is working:
PS C:\> Start-Process $PSHOME\powershell.exe -ArgumentList "-NoExit","-Command `"&{`$outvar1 = 4+4; `"write-output `$outvar1`"}`"" -Wait
-ArgumentList is an array of strings
$outvar is interpreted so I use `$outvar