Test-Path registry keys with overlapping names

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Hi there,

I have a strange issue, test-path for a registry key “Name AAA 123” works and it also works for the registry key “Name AAA 123/123”, but only if the first one is not present. If both are present, the key “Name AAA 123/123” cannot be found. The same with Get-Property(Item).

Any idea?

Thanks

Zoran

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Hmmm … please be honest: would you be able to understand your question if you had only what you wrote here? :wink:

Please show the complete paths you’re talking about and please show the code you’re using. You should format both as code using the code tag “PRE”. Thanks.

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Here it is. There is no code, I simply used Test-Path, Get-ItemProperty and Get-ItemPropertyValue. If “Triple DES 168” key is present, PowerShell cannot read “Triple DES 168/168” key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers\Triple DES 168

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers\Triple DES 168/168

Thanks

Zoran

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And Test-Path, Get-ItemProperty and Get-ItemPropertyValue is not code? What is it, what you actually want to achieve?

Get-ChildItem -Path REGISTRY::‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers’ |

ForEach-Object {$_.Name}

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Olaf, your cracking me up …

 

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I’m sorry. Did I say something wrong? English is not my native language. So I’m sorry if I have made a mistake.

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No mistake at all, I just find your comments to be enlightening. No offense intended at all.

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Ah … ok … then … Thanks. :wink: