I got a quite meaningless error message just saying 'wrong parameter' when
trying to create a subkey of HKLM. Creating the same subkey in HKLM:\software
works.


PoSh 71 [42/25] C:\>new-item -path "hklm:\" -name foo
New-Item : Falscher Parameter.
At line:1 char:9
+ new-item <<<< -path "hklm:\" -name foo






PoSh 72 [42/25] C:\>new-item -path "hklm:\software" -name foo


Hive: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software

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


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greetings
dreeschkind

If you try creating "foo" under HKLM in regedit, you will get a error
message saying "Cannot create key: Error writing to the registry."
I agree the error message from PowerShell could be better. Please bug this.
Thanks.

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Wei Wu [MSFT]
Windows PowerShell Team
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"dreeschkind" <dreeschkind@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A727F521-9D4F-4FAB-A825-BD9A61B90F04@microsoft.com...
>I got a quite meaningless error message just saying 'wrong parameter' when
> trying to create a subkey of HKLM. Creating the same subkey in
> HKLM:\software
> works.
>
>
> PoSh 71 [42/25] C:\>new-item -path "hklm:\" -name foo
> New-Item : Falscher Parameter.
> At line:1 char:9
> + new-item <<<< -path "hklm:\" -name foo
>
>
>
>
> PoSh 72 [42/25] C:\>new-item -path "hklm:\software" -name foo
>
>
> Hive: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software
>
> SKC VC Name Property
> --- -- ---- --------
> 0 0 foo {}
>
>
> --
> greetings
> dreeschkind

Bug filed at:

https://connect.microsoft.com/feedba...0233&SiteID=99

--
greetings
dreeschkind

"Wei Wu [MSFT]" wrote:

> If you try creating "foo" under HKLM in regedit, you will get a error
> message saying "Cannot create key: Error writing to the registry."
> I agree the error message from PowerShell could be better. Please bug this.
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Wei Wu [MSFT]
> Windows PowerShell Team
> Microsoft Corporation
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "dreeschkind" <dreeschkind@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A727F521-9D4F-4FAB-A825-BD9A61B90F04@microsoft.com...
> >I got a quite meaningless error message just saying 'wrong parameter' when
> > trying to create a subkey of HKLM. Creating the same subkey in
> > HKLM:\software
> > works.
> >
> >
> > PoSh 71 [42/25] C:\>new-item -path "hklm:\" -name foo
> > New-Item : Falscher Parameter.
> > At line:1 char:9
> > + new-item <<<< -path "hklm:\" -name foo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > PoSh 72 [42/25] C:\>new-item -path "hklm:\software" -name foo
> >
> >
> > Hive: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software
> >
> > SKC VC Name Property
> > --- -- ---- --------
> > 0 0 foo {}
> >
> >
> > --
> > greetings
> > dreeschkind
>
>
>