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Setting up 1-click Install for custom Powershell provider

I've created a custom Powershell provider. However, currently there are a few steps people have to do to get it working on a user's computer:

  1. configure Powershell to run against .Net 4 (add a config file in c:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0)
  2. add a custom formatter (to the System32 for c:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0).
  3. register the snap-in.

The remainder setup steps are completed by a custom powershell script.

I was wondering if anyone could share their experiences on simplifying the process. Ideally I'd like people to run from a single command (ideally a CommandLet that's completes all the above steps.

Has anyone got any Links or Suggestions or Best Practise they could share?

Solution

  • I've found the following snippets that may help.

    VS Command prompt variables

    For the Visual Studio Command you could try Lee Holmes' http://poshcode.org/2176 or the Powershell Communit extensions (PSCVX). Both from https://superuser.com/questions/104868/run-visual-studio-command-line-tools-in-windows-powershell.

    After that it's just the formatter and/or registering the snap-in.

    Configure Powershell to use .Net4

    How can I run PowerShell with the .NET 4 runtime?