How to invoke an exe located remotely on system

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I have used the code posted on link Execute exe on remote machine and changed notepad location on the line info.Arguments = @"\\" + serverName + @" -i C:\WINDOWS\System32\notepad.exe"; ,but still throws error like "The system cannot find the file specified" ,any idea why this error is causing.My destination system is windows 2008 R2 server

You don't need that code to run programs remotely. A simple `Enter-PSSession servername` in Powershell is enough to start a new session wihtout installing `psexec` or anything else. You can create a remote Powershell pipeline in code very easily as well — Panagiotis Kanavos, Jun 06 '18 at 09:40
@500 - Internal Server Error how to know psexec is installed on remote server — peter, Jun 06 '18 at 09:45
To clarify, PsExec is a utility - it's not part of a standard Windows installation. — 500 - Internal Server Error, Jun 06 '18 at 09:59
I installed psexec,now no error coming ,but notepad is not opening remotely — peter, Jun 06 '18 at 10:20

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 06 '18 at 09:52

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There are two notepad.exe available in "C:\"

In Windows directory like "c:\Windows\notepad.exe"
In System32 directory like "c:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"

If you want to access notepad.exe in the System32 directory then you want administrator credentials.

Suggestion: use "c:\Windows\notepad.exe" this one.

edited Jun 06 '18 at 09:52

AustinWBryan

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answered Jun 06 '18 at 09:45

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i dont have c:\Windows\notepad.exe – peter Jun 06 '18 at 09:47
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Check this one "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe" – Niteen Jun 06 '18 at 09:53

How to invoke an exe located remotely on system

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Suggestion: use "c:\Windows\notepad.exe" this one.