c# - Error in Process.Start() -- The system cannot find the file specified

Question

I am using the following code to fire the iexplore process. This is done in a simple console app.

public static void StartIExplorer()
{
    var info = new ProcessStartInfo("iexplore");
    info.UseShellExecute = false;
    info.RedirectStandardInput = true;
    info.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
    info.RedirectStandardError = true;

    string password = "password";
    SecureString securePassword = new SecureString();

    for (int i = 0; i < password.Length; i++)
        securePassword.AppendChar(Convert.ToChar(password[i]));

    info.UserName = "userName";
    info.Password = securePassword;
    info.Domain = "domain";

    try
    {
        Process.Start(info);
    }
    catch (System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
    }
}

The above code is throwing the error The system cannot find the file specified. The same code when run without specifying the user credentials works fine. I am not sure why it is throwing this error.

Can someone please explain?

Answer 1

Try to replace your initialization code with:

ProcessStartInfo info 
    = new ProcessStartInfo(@"C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe");

Using non full filepath on Process.Start only works if the file is found in System32 folder.