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vbs script that opens another .exe file with another username

All this script when ran does ask for a password but when I enter it - the .exe program never is ran. Please let me know how I may change it to actually open and run the program!

strCmd= "C:\Users\nnnnn\Documents\asdasd.exe"
strUser=".\administrator"
strPass="sssssss"
set WshShell=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "runas.exe" & " /user:" & strUser & " " & strCmd

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Kimputer

use cscript to run the script, so you can follow up on the actual error message

alternatively, use psexec (which allows you to input the password already, so you don't have to input it manually, if it's not a security risk in this situation)

jkaios

On line 2, change to:

strUser = environ("ComputerName") & "\administrator"

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jkaios

...correction, move line 2 to after line 4, but change from the non-recognize Environ function to the shell's Environment method as follows:

strCmd= "C:\Users\nnnnnn\Documents\adasdad.exe"
strPass="zzzzzzz"
set WshShell=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strUser=WshShell.Environment("ComputerName") & "\Administrator"
WshShell.Run "runas.exe" & " /user:" & strUser & " " & strCmd

stephenlecomptejr

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actually would like instead to have this post deleted.

stephenlecomptejr

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The question was addressing how I may change the syntax for this to work. It wasn't a recommendation on trying cscript versus WshShell and it really wasn't a matter of finding the computer name/user by another coding method.