Hi Guys,

I'm learning powershell, and I'm currently trying to make a script to be able to do File Rename/Delete operations in Windows in the NEXT reboot, using the registry at: "hklm:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager"

FileRenameOperations.

Could anyone one give me somecode from where I could start? I have no idea of how I could accomplish this.

Thanks,

Dominic

43# cd "hklm:\system\currentcontrolset\control\session manager"
HKLM:\system\currentcontrolset\control\session manager
44# gi FileRenameOperations


   Hive: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\con
trol\session manager

SKC  VC Name                           Property
---  -- ----                           --------
  0   0 FileRenameOperations           {}


45# Get-ItemProperty FileRenameOperations
46# ls


   Hive: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\con
trol\session manager

SKC  VC Name                           Property
---  -- ----                           --------
  0   1 AppCompatibility               {AppCompatCache}
 15   0 AppPatches                     {}
  0   6 DOS Devices                    {AUX, MAILSLOT, NUL, PIPE, PRN, UNC}
  0  23 Environment                    {APR_ICONV_PATH, CLASSPATH, ComSpec, CYGWIN, FP_NO...
  0   3 Executive                      {AdditionalCriticalWorkerThreads, AdditionalDelaye...
  0   0 FileRenameOperations           {}
  0   2 kernel                         {ObUnsecureGlobalNames, obcaseinsensitive}
  0  21 KnownDLLs                      {advapi32, comdlg32, DllDirectory, gdi32, imagehlp...
  1  15 Memory Management              {ClearPageFileAtShutdown, DisablePagingExecutive, ...
  0  13 Power                          {AcProcessorPolicy, DcProcessorPolicy, AcPolicy, D...
  0   2 SFC                            {ProgramFilesDir, CommonFilesDir}
  1   6 SubSystems                     {Debug, Kmode, Optional, Posix, Required, Windows}
  0   1 Throttle                       {PerfEnablePackageIdle}


47# Get-ItemProperty sfc

ProgramFilesDir                                CommonFilesDir
---------------                                --------------
C:\Program Files?                              C:\Program Files\Common Filesw

In mi previous posts I asked for help renaming/deleting a file in the registry in the next reboot, so far I have this approach, But I do not want to used it, what alternatives do I have?

Differentes ways of accomplishing the same task? Maybe symplify it! :S

$regpath = "hklm:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager"

function formatStr
{
    param ( [string]$str )
    if($str)
    { return "\??\"+$str }
    else { return $str }
}

function newFileRenameOperation
{
    param
    (
    [string]$sFile = $(Throw "Missing: source file"),
    [string]$dFile = $null
    )
    $new = @(formatStr($sFile); formatStr($dFile))
    $null = New-ItemProperty -Path $regpath -Name PendingFileRenameOperations -PropertyType MultiString -Value $new
}

function addFileRenameOperation
{
    param
    (
    [string]$sFile = $(Throw "Missing: source file"),
    [string]$dFile = $null
    )
    $add = $pending.PendingFileRenameOperations + @(formatStr $sFile; formatStr $dFile)
    $null = Set-ItemProperty -Path $regpath -Name PendingFileRenameOperations -Value $add
}

switch($Args.Length)
{
    1 # DELETE THE FILE
    {
        $fullname = (Get-ChildItem $ArgsΎ] -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).FullName
        if(!$fullname) { Write-Host "Archivo"$ArgsΎ]"no existe!" }
        else { #
            $pending = Get-ItemProperty -Path $regpath -Name PendingFileRenameOperations -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            if(!$pending)
            {
                newFileRenameOperation $fullname
                Write-Host `n$fullname "sera borrado."`n
            }
            else
            {
                addFileRenameOperation $fullname
                Write-Host `n$fullname will be deleted."`n
            }
        }
    }
    2 #MOVE/RENAME THE FILE
    {
        $fullname1 = (Get-ChildItem $ArgsΎ] -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).FullName
        if(!$fullname1) { Write-Host "Archivo"$ArgsΎ]"Dont exists!" }
        else {
           #Save the absolute file path in the new file name
            if(!(Resolve-Path $ArgsΏ] -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))
            {
                $fullname2 = $ErrorΎ].TargetObject
            }
   
            else { Write-Host "File exists, pick another."
                exit }
            $pending = Get-ItemProperty -Path $regpath -Name PendingFileRenameOperations -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            if(!$pending) # If PendingFileRenameOperations does not exists,we create it
            {
                newFileRenameOperation $fullname1 $fullname2
                Write-Host `n$fullname1`n"will be renamed a"`n$fullname2`n
            }
            else #If the value exists, add the value at the end of the collection
            {
                addFileRenameOperation $fullname1 $fullname2
                Write-Host `n$fullname1`n"will be renamed a"`n$fullname2`n
            }
        }
    }

Thanks!