title: run a .msi file in java
body: <p>So I try to run a .msi file like I would an exe file, which may be the problem. I get this error message </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "\": CreateProcess error=193,
    %1 is not a valid Win32 application</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>       try {   Runtime rf = Runtime.getRuntime(); 
                     Process pf = rf.exec("\\IE8fix.msi");    
                  } catch(Exception e) {                 
                      System.out.println(e.toString());                 
                              e.printStackTrace();
                                                      } 
  </code></pre>