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user1351549
user1351549

Reputation: 171

Using pywinauto to automate an MSI installer

I am looking at using pywinauto in python to automate the installation of a Windows MSI installer for testing purposes.

When I try to launch the MSI through the application.start I get the following error:

"Error returned by CreateProcess: [Error 193] "

Is it possible to even do this, or do I need to launch the MSI first and then connect to it, and if so, how do I achieve this?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1349

Answers (1)

Bogdan Mitrache
Bogdan Mitrache

Reputation: 11013

You need to launch "msiexec.exe" and pass the MSI as a command line parameter for it to be installed. You cannot launch directly an MSI as you would launch an EXE file.

Example: msiexec.exe /i [MSI_path]

Upvotes: 4

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