pnputil error - NSIS Forums

amihud
27th December 2012 11:46 UTC

pnputil error
Hi,
When running pnputil from NSIS (nsExec::ExecToLog '"$WINDIR\system32\pnputil.exe" -i -a "$INSTDIR\myinf.inf"' I got an error which says "is not recognized as an internal or external command"

I tried also to run it from batch but it failed:
ExpandEnvStrings $0 %COMSPEC%
nsExec::ExecToLog '$0 /c "$WINDIR\system32\PnPutil.exe" -i -a "$INSTDIR\myinf.inf"'

I have read other also faced it but i didn't find solution.
Any idea? work around?

Thanks

Anders
27th December 2012 20:48 UTC

Does $WINDIR\system32\PnPutil.exe exist?

amihud
28th December 2012 12:50 UTC

Originally posted by Anders
Does $WINDIR\system32\PnPutil.exe exist?

Sure. when running it from cmd Windows shell it works fine

amihud
30th December 2012 08:00 UTC

Originally posted by amihud
Hi,
When running pnputil from NSIS (nsExec::ExecToLog '"$WINDIR\system32\pnputil.exe" -i -a "$INSTDIR\myinf.inf"' I got an error which says "is not recognized as an internal or external command"

I tried also to run it from batch but it failed:
ExpandEnvStrings $0 %COMSPEC%
nsExec::ExecToLog '$0 /c "$WINDIR\system32\PnPutil.exe" -i -a "$INSTDIR\myinf.inf"'

I have read other also faced it but i didn't find solution.
Any idea? work around?

Thanks

One More think:
It is working on Windows 7 32bit but fail on Windows 7 64-bit

redxii
30th December 2012 09:02 UTC

It looks like pnputil installs drivers. For 64-bit make sure you are trying to install a 64-bit driver. You can also try putting '${DisableX64FSRedirection}' and '${EnableX64FSRedirection}' around whatever command you're using (you need to include x64.nsh).

amihud
30th December 2012 12:02 UTC

Originally posted by redxii
It looks like pnputil installs drivers. For 64-bit make sure you are trying to install a 64-bit driver. You can also try putting '${DisableX64FSRedirection}' and '${EnableX64FSRedirection}' around whatever command you're using (you need to include x64.nsh).

Thanks!!
${DisableX64FSRedirection} solved it