Question

I am developing an java application from which I have to run xyz_setup.exe installer. I tried the following code

String command = "C:\\xyz_setup.exe"; 
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);`

But it was throwing the following error

java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\Users\NewtonApples\Downloads\idman614.exe": CreateProcess error=740, The requested operation requires elevation
    at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1029)
    at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:615)
    at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:448)
    at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:345)
    at upendra.OpenExternalApplication.main(OpenExternalApplication.java:19)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=740, The requested operation requires elevation
    at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
    at java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:189)
    at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:133)
    at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1021)
    ... 4 more

Can any one suggest me how to do this?

Answer 1

Java (or likely any other process which uses CreateProcess system call directly) is not good with executables requiring access elevation.
You can get around that by executing your program via shell:

  String command = "C:\\setup.exe";
  Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c "+command);