Running an Install from a .bat file with admin privileges?

Is there any way to run an application installation with elevated
privileges from a bat file residing on a CD?

We have an application that requires DotNet 3.5 so we were thinking of
creating CDs which contain both the application installer (an .msi)
and the DotNet installer (an .exe) along with a .bat file that starts
the whole thing of. The idea is that the users (all in remote offices
with very little bandwidth) put the CD the drive, double-click on
the .bat file then walk away while a silent install of .Net and the
applcation takes place. None of the users will have install privileges
though, so is there anything I can do in the .bat file to run both the
installs with elevated privileges?

Cheers
C

Use the runas command:

"Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different
permissions than the user's current logon provides."

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc772672.aspx


ju.c


"Broonie" <broonie27@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:303cb7ed-2e7e-42ee-8b2c-b15dd323923e@z8g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> Is there any way to run an application installation with elevated
> privileges from a bat file residing on a CD?
>
> We have an application that requires DotNet 3.5 so we were thinking of
> creating CDs which contain both the application installer (an .msi)
> and the DotNet installer (an .exe) along with a .bat file that starts
> the whole thing of. The idea is that the users (all in remote offices
> with very little bandwidth) put the CD the drive, double-click on
> the .bat file then walk away while a silent install of .Net and the
> applcation takes place. None of the users will have install privileges
> though, so is there anything I can do in the .bat file to run both the
> installs with elevated privileges?
>
> Cheers
> C

On Mar 27, 3:23*pm, "ju.c" <bibidybubidyb...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Use the runas command:
>
> "Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different
> permissions than the user's current logon provides."
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc772672.aspx
>
> ju.c
>
> "Broonie" <brooni...@hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:303cb7ed-2e7e-42ee-8b2c-b15dd323923e@z8g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> > Is there any way to run an application installation with elevated
> > privileges from a bat file residing on a CD?
>
> > We have an application that requires DotNet 3.5 so we were thinking of
> > creating CDs which contain both the application installer (an .msi)
> > and the DotNet installer (an .exe) along with a .bat file that starts
> > the whole thing of. The idea is that the users (all in remote offices
> > with very little bandwidth) put the CD the drive, double-click on
> > the .bat file then walk away while a silent install of .Net and the
> > applcation takes place. None of the users will have install privileges
> > though, so is there anything I can do in the .bat file to run both the
> > installs with elevated privileges?
>
> > Cheers
> > C

I meant to add that I don't want the user to have to enter a password.
I want to to pass the password to UAC in the batch file. I realise
that means the user can see the password.

Do they have the right-click option "Run as Administrator" ?

If not you can add it and test it yourself first.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\runas]
@="Run as Administrator"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\runas\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"


ju.c


"Broonie" <broonie27@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:6eda9a11-86b6-4ac4-b074-93eb552ddd60@s12g2000prc.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 27, 3:23 pm, "ju.c" <bibidybubidyb...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>> Use the runas command:
>>
>> "Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different
>> permissions than the user's current logon provides."
>>
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc772672.aspx
>>
>> ju.c
>>
>> "Broonie" <brooni...@hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:303cb7ed-2e7e-42ee-8b2c-b15dd323923e@z8g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>> > Is there any way to run an application installation with elevated
>> > privileges from a bat file residing on a CD?
>>
>> > We have an application that requires DotNet 3.5 so we were thinking of
>> > creating CDs which contain both the application installer (an .msi)
>> > and the DotNet installer (an .exe) along with a .bat file that starts
>> > the whole thing of. The idea is that the users (all in remote offices
>> > with very little bandwidth) put the CD the drive, double-click on
>> > the .bat file then walk away while a silent install of .Net and the
>> > applcation takes place. None of the users will have install privileges
>> > though, so is there anything I can do in the .bat file to run both the
>> > installs with elevated privileges?
>>
>> > Cheers
>> > C
>
> I meant to add that I don't want the user to have to enter a password.
> I want to to pass the password to UAC in the batch file. I realise
> that means the user can see the password.