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#205382 - 2012-06-11 02:26 PM Microsoft Visio deployment script
StriperP Offline
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Hello,
I am somewhat new to Kixtart world and I am stuck on this one. We are deploying Microsoft Visio Viewer via Kixtart. I am able to use Windows "Run" and type the following command to install Visio Viewer silently:

\\servername\share\Microsoft\VisioViewer\visioviewer.exe /quiet /passive

However, when I run the following line with kixtart, the software will not deploy:

shell "\\servername\share\Microsoft\VisioViewer\visioviewer.exe /quiet /passive"

I tried playing with the quotation mark, but I just can't seem to get this one. Why would something that "Run" on the Run window not run in Kixtart?
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#205385 - 2012-06-11 09:03 PM Re: Microsoft Visio deployment script [Re: StriperP]
ShaneEP Moderator Offline
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Try adding the following line right after the shell command, and see what it says. Like so...
 Code:
shell "\\servername\share\Microsoft\VisioViewer\visioviewer.exe /quiet /passive"
$nul = MessageBox("Error: "+@Error+@CRLF+"Desc: "+@SError,"Shell Status",0)
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#205387 - 2012-06-11 11:56 PM Re: Microsoft Visio deployment script [Re: ShaneEP]
StriperP Offline
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Registered: 2012-05-24
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Loc: VA, United States
That is a useful line. Thank you for that. I feel like someone just turned the light on.
The error I can see now is "Error 740 Desc: The requested operation requires elevation". This installation is for Windows 7, and I have the GPO set to the following:

- User Account Control: behavior of the elevation prompt for administrator in Admin Aproval Mode: Elevate without prompting
- User Account Control: Detect application installation and prompt for elevation: Disabled
- User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode: Enabled.

This GPO works great for MSI files, but I guess not for EXE. All users are local admin of their own computers. Do you think there is a workaround here? Is there a switch to "run as administrator" in Windows 7?
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#205389 - 2012-06-12 02:50 PM Re: Microsoft Visio deployment script [Re: StriperP]
Lonkero Administrator Offline
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if you are installing stuff in the script, you should set the second policy to enabled, in my opinion.

you can use runas to elevate a single installation.
you could also disable UAC on the grounds that your users all are admins and you allow silent elevation.
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#205394 - 2012-06-12 08:36 PM Re: Microsoft Visio deployment script [Re: Lonkero]
StriperP Offline
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Registered: 2012-05-24
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Loc: VA, United States
I think it was that VisioViewer.exe in particular. I used Kixtart to call the bat file with the same line. With the above GPO and the bat file, it worked. Thank you everyone.
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#205395 - 2012-06-12 08:45 PM Re: Microsoft Visio deployment script [Re: StriperP]
ShaneEP Moderator Offline
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What happens if you run it from your kix script like so?
 Code:
shell '%comspec% /c "\\servername\share\Microsoft\VisioViewer\visioviewer.exe /quiet /passive"'
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#205913 - 2012-10-05 01:25 PM Re: Microsoft Visio deployment script [Re: ShaneEP]
Brein Offline
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 Code:
'shell "\\servername\share\Microsoft\VisioViewer\visioviewer.exe" /quiet /passive'


This has worked for me before
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