process.Start() is throwing exception "The system cannot find the file specified"

Asked Jan 27 '15 at 10:36

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process.Start() is throwing exception

An unhandled exception of type 'System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception' occurred in System.dll

The system cannot find the file specified

C# Code is

Process process = new Process() 
process.StartInfo.FileName= "..."; 
process.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "directory of exe file";
process.StartInfo.Arguments= "…";
process.Start();

It is working fine on 5 machines but on 1 machine it is not working. If I give complete path in file name then it works. i.e:

process.StartInfo.FileName= "complete path of exe.";

But I do not want to give complete path, as I have already given Working Directory and It is working on other machines.

Could you please give me the reason why it is not working if you know?

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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asked Jan 27 '15 at 10:36

Banketeshvar Narayan

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Have you tried... checking if File.Exists() ? :> – PTwr Jan 27 '15 at 10:39
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How would we reproduce this? – Patrick Hofman Jan 27 '15 at 10:42
yes, file exists. the same code is working for other machines. As I have mentioned in my question that it is working fine on 5 other machines. – Banketeshvar Narayan Jan 27 '15 at 10:44
my machine is 64 bit. it is working on other 64 bit machines all are laptop and windows OS 8. – Banketeshvar Narayan Jan 27 '15 at 10:48
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Is the path you are passing relative or absolute? We need an example of the path format – Gusdor Jan 27 '15 at 10:50
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A lot changes between machines. OS, service pack, installed files. Don't assume that it _will work_ on evidence that it _has worked_. – Gusdor Jan 27 '15 at 10:51
is working directory for the above code is same as the exe ? – Shaminder Singh Jan 27 '15 at 10:52
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Perhaps related to the PATH environment variable? – James Thorpe Jan 27 '15 at 10:55
Does the process which runs the application have access rights to the file? – Magnus Jan 27 '15 at 13:22

process.Start() is throwing exception "The system cannot find the file specified"

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