Question with the way vb.net starts and uses cmd prompt

When I go to run services and programs through command prompt, they all work like they should. For example, start msconfig will open the configuration utility offered by windows. However, if I use process.start("msconfig") or try to open a batch file that runs msconfig, I get errors thrown back at me. I have searched for answers myself and cannot figure out how and why running a batch file will not run msconfig. To me, I would think msconfig would run- just like it does when I run it in command prommpt without a batch file. I do not need admin priviledges to do this either. I have everything set without it. I know thats not the problem. Any information would be awesome. I'm asking for just some general information or tips.

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Originally Posted by kshadow22

However, if I use process.start("msconfig") or try to open a batch file that runs msconfig, I get errors thrown back at me.

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Definitely a good idea that you don't tell us what those errors are.

Your searching should have found this:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...n-msconfig-exe

This seems to work if running as administrator:

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Process.Start("C:\Windows\Sysnative\msconfig.exe")

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I have only tested it on Windows 10 64-bit.

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Originally Posted by jmcilhinney

Definitely a good idea that you don't tell us what those errors are.

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Sorry, the errors that I receive tell me that the program does not exist. However, I am able to execute msconfig by running it as a task using (win + r), command prompt using "start msconfig", and creating a batch file with "start msconfig" as the script (but when running it as a batch file, this does not work when I process.start the batch file from the program. It throws me an error saying windows cannot find the program. I've also tried the following codes individually.

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Process.start("msconfig")
Process.start("c:\windows\system32\msconfig.exe")

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Here are the pictures of the errors.
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Originally Posted by paulg4ije

Your searching should have found this:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...n-msconfig-exe

This seems to work if running as administrator:

Code:

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Process.Start("C:\Windows\Sysnative\msconfig.exe")

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I have only tested it on Windows 10 64-bit.

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Yes, I read everything from this forum already, it was one of the firsts that I found. I applied all of the information and code to my program, and still no luck. I get an error saying that the system cannot find the program. When I look at the msconfig directory, it is located at c:\windows\system32\msconfig.exe, however, the system tells me it cannot find it only when trying to execute it through the application.
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IT seems to me like there is some sort of security or admin issue going on, something deeper than the system just not finding the program. I just don't have enough knowledge to figure it out.

Have you tried all of the recommendations from the other thread?

You should be:

• using Sysnative,
• running your application as Admin (right-click on the executable, or right-click on the Visual Studio shortcut to open it as admin),
• and changing your build configuration target from x86 to Any CPU.

If doing all of those doesn't work, it would be a good idea to tell us what version of Windows you are using.