Question

i am trying to copy files which are in jar file to the system32 folder of my machine using the following code

Runtime r=Runtime.getRuntime();
Process p=r.exec("cmd /c copy hello.dll c:\\windows\\system32\\");

But here the file is not copied???!!!!

but when iam giving

Runtime r=Runtime.getRuntime();
Process p=r.exec("cmd /c copy hello.dll c:\\windows\\");

the file is copied to the windows folder……
can any one help me……….

iam using a windows 7 machine

Answer 1

Make sure your command prompt(or IDE) is running in an Administrator mode, if your are running your program via command prompt.