silent msi install issue

09-06-2015, 01:33 PM

Brocke

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Posts: 42

silent msi install issue

Not sure what I'm doing wrong here my code looks right

Code:

   Dim p As Process = New Process()
                        Dim pi As ProcessStartInfo = New ProcessStartInfo()
                        pi.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
                        pi.Arguments = "msiexec /i " & Chr(34) & My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Temp.ToString & "\test.msi" & Chr(34) & " /qn"
                        pi.FileName = "cmd.exe"
                        p.StartInfo = pi
                        p.Start()

I'm trying to have my program get updated silent but its not working.

Not really positive what going on. Command line it works and close the program and updates.

09-06-2015, 04:07 PM

Brocke

Freshman

Join Date: Oct 2010

Posts: 42

I figured it out

I have to use pi.FileName = "msiexec" not cmd.exe

09-06-2015, 07:02 PM

BThunderW

Administrator

Join Date: Nov 2011

Posts: 11

Thanks for following up with a solution

10-06-2015, 06:26 PM

Brocke

Freshman

Join Date: Oct 2010

Posts: 42

ok guys I'm stuck now.

so far I have this

Code:

Dim p As Process = New Process()
                        Dim pi As ProcessStartInfo = New ProcessStartInfo()
                        pi.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
                        pi.Arguments = "msiexec /i " & Chr(34) & My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Temp.ToString & "\test.msi" & Chr(34) & " /qn"
                        pi.FileName = "msiexec"
                        p.StartInfo = pi
                        p.Start()
                        Form1.Close

and I use this code in my Setup Project in the custom actions and under Commit

Code:

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run """" & Property("CustomActionData") & """",7,False
Set WshShell = Nothing

Now what happening is my program updates but not always does the app close and restart.

What is Supposed to happen is the Program download the MSI runs it hidden, Closes the Main Form to exit. and then Start again after the program is installing/installed to use the new update.

any ideas ?