[wpkg-users] Program installs fine when calling js, but not when through service

[David Petterson]

Mike Morawski wrote:
>  I have a program that uninstalls MSDE 1.0 and reinstalls it after a 
> computer name change. This is used for a few computer labs. I'm having a 
> real difficult problem (First time user of wpkg and I've spent more time 
> than I'd like to admit to get this to work!), first, here is the batch 
> file I'm running:
> 
> REM ======REMOVE======
> 
> NET STOP "MSSQLServer"
> 
> taskkill /F /IM "sqlmangr.exe"
> 
> start /wait %systemdrive%\WINDOWS\IsUninst.exe -msql70.mif 
> -f"%systemdrive%\MSSQL7\uninst.isu" -C"%systemdrive%\MSSQL7\sqlsun.dll" 
> -y -a

try to add %COMSPEC% /C before start

> 
> REM ======INSTALL=====
> 
> copy \\205.189.30.226\WPKG\Programs\msde\mike_msde_setup.iss %windir%
> \\205.189.30.226\WPKG\Programs\msde\x86\setup\setupsql.exe k=Dk -s -m 
> -f1 "%windir%\mike_msde_setup.iss"

try to add %COMSPEC% /C before copy
I would also add /Y to make sure it does not hang on overwrite.

> 
> REM ======DONE======
> 
> When running the batch file directly on the UNC share, it will complete 
> fine. When I run wpkg.js through cscript with the same command in wpkg 
> it will complete fine. When I let the service run, it never completes, 
> it gets through the uninstall, and I see the install exe running which 
> never ends and just sits there. WPKG is set to run as the same account 
> I've tried the batch/direct cscript js call from.
> 
> Why is this?
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