Vista - Right-click execute scripts ?

Hi,

have installed PowerShell

How can I have scripts auoexecute whith a right-click->execute action ( as
can be achieved with others scripts)
Seem the install doens't set actions to be performed on these scripts

TIA !

"MoiMeme" <antispam@no.spam> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> have installed PowerShell
>
> How can I have scripts auoexecute whith a right-click->execute action ( as
> can be achieved with others scripts)
> Seem the install doens't set actions to be performed on these scripts
>
> TIA !
>

In general, you can't. The primary reason is that this is part of the
security measures to minimize opportunities for attachment execution. In
general, it also is not a very useful thing for PS scripts since most of
their value comes from use with other PS tools in a chain.

There ARE of course some situations where it would be useful to run scripts
by themselves. I've got one workaround of my own that I use to create a
launcher on a case-by-case basis for specific PowerShell scripts. The
workaround is a WSH script, New-PS1Link.vbs. You can drag/drop PS1 scripts
onto New-PS1Link, and shortcuts to the dropped scripts that correctly launch
them with PowerShell will be created in the same folder as the PS1 scripts.

PowerShell guys decided that's bad from a security point of view. I'd leave
the default behavior as it is. That said, you could change/customize that
behavior in many ways, one being Open With->Choose Program-> etc...

Greg

"MoiMeme" <antispam@no.spam> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> have installed PowerShell
>
> How can I have scripts auoexecute whith a right-click->execute action ( as
> can be achieved with others scripts)
> Seem the install doens't set actions to be performed on these scripts
>
> TIA !
>

"MoiMeme" <antispam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:uhwHbCbpGHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

Hit reply too soon.

I've attached the New-PS1Link.vbs script with ".foo" appended to the name.
Script content is also shown below for the attachment-challenged.

===============================
'New-PS1Link.vbs

Dim PsPathKey
PsPathKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\" _
& "1\ShellIds\Microsoft.PowerShell\Path"
Dim WshShell: Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim PsPath
PsPath = WshShell.RegRead(PsPathKey)

Dim uarg, uargs
Set uargs = WScript.Arguments.UnNamed
For Each uarg in uargs
' Our shortcut is named after the script:
Dim lnk
Set lnk = WshShell.CreateShortcut(uarg & ".lnk")
' The target has to be powershell.exe itself:
lnk.TargetPath = PsPath
lnk.Arguments = "-NoLogo -NoExit & " _
& """'" & uarg & "'"""
lnk.Description = "Invoke MSH script " & uarg
lnk.Save
Next

I understand. Have done it for my vbs files. By default they open in
notepad. To execute them I have to right-click and select a particular
command.

But then how does one use the ps1 files that are florishing on the web ?
TIA

"Alex K. Angelopoulos [MVP]" <aka@online.mvps.org> a écrit dans le message
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> "MoiMeme" <antispam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:uhwHbCbpGHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> have installed PowerShell
>>
>> How can I have scripts auoexecute whith a right-click->execute action (
>> as can be achieved with others scripts)
>> Seem the install doens't set actions to be performed on these scripts
>>
>> TIA !
>>
>
> In general, you can't. The primary reason is that this is part of the
> security measures to minimize opportunities for attachment execution. In
> general, it also is not a very useful thing for PS scripts since most of
> their value comes from use with other PS tools in a chain.
>
> There ARE of course some situations where it would be useful to run
> scripts by themselves. I've got one workaround of my own that I use to
> create a launcher on a case-by-case basis for specific PowerShell scripts.
> The workaround is a WSH script, New-PS1Link.vbs. You can drag/drop PS1
> scripts onto New-PS1Link, and shortcuts to the dropped scripts that
> correctly launch them with PowerShell will be created in the same folder
> as the PS1 scripts.
>