Create a Custom Detection Script for FastStone MaxView (PowerShell)

Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM) and Microsoft Intune use Detection Rules to determine the presence of Applications & Win32 Apps. The detection rules ensure that application installations only begin to run if the application is not already installed on the device. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to create an updated custom detection script for each new version of FastStone MaxView using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for FastStone MaxView

FastStone MaxView (File Detection Method)

• Install the version of FastStone MaxView you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • FastStone MaxView Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • FastStone MaxView Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)
• Open Windows PowerShell ISE by Right-Clicking on Windows PowerShell ISE and selecting Run as Administrator
• Copy the following code into the Windows PowerShell ISE

## Check for FastStone MaxView (File Detection Method)
$MaxViewExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\FastStone MaxView\MaxView.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\FastStone MaxView\MaxView.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$MaxViewExe.FullName
$MaxViewPath = $($MaxViewExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($MaxViewExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

## Create Text File with FastStone MaxView File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\FastStone_MaxView_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$MaxViewPath`",`"`${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\$MaxViewPath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge `"$FileVersion`"){"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath

• Click Run Script (F5)
• A text file will open with the FastStone MaxView Detection Method script required to detect the current version of FastStone MaxView that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\FastStone MaxView\MaxView.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\FastStone MaxView\MaxView.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "3.4.0.0"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the FastStone MaxView Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_detect-script
• Microsoft Intune
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-win32-add

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FastStone MaxView (Registry Detection Method)

• Install the version of FastStone MaxView you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • FastStone MaxView Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • FastStone MaxView Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)
• Open Windows PowerShell ISE by Right-Clicking on Windows PowerShell ISE and selecting Run as Administrator
• Copy the following code into the Windows PowerShell ISE

## Check for FastStone MaxView (Registry Detection Method)
$MaxView = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'FastStone MaxView' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$MaxView.DisplayVersion
$MaxView.PSChildName

## Create Text File with FastStone MaxView Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\FastStone_MaxView_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($MaxView.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($MaxView.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($MaxView.DisplayVersion)') {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath

• Click Run Script (F5)
• A text file will open with the FastStone MaxView Detection Method script required to detect the current version of FastStone MaxView that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FastStone MaxView','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FastStone MaxView' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '3.4') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the FastStone MaxView Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_detect-script
• Microsoft Intune
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-win32-add

Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.