Create a Custom Detection Script for PSPad Editor (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 PSPad Editor using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for PSPad Editor

PSPad Editor (File Detection Method)

• Install the version of PSPad Editor you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • PSPad Editor Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • PSPad Editor 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 PSPad Editor (File Detection Method)
$PSPadExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\PSPad editor\PSPad.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\PSPad editor\PSPad.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$PSPadExe.FullName
$PSPadPath = $($PSPadExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($PSPadExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

## Create Text File with PSPad Editor File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\PSPad_Editor_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$PSPadPath`",`"`${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\$PSPadPath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge `"$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 PSPad Editor Detection Method script required to detect the current version of PSPad Editor that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\PSPad editor\PSPad.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\PSPad editor\PSPad.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "5.0.6.589"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the PSPad Editor 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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PSPad Editor (Registry Detection Method)

• Install the version of PSPad Editor you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • PSPad Editor Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • PSPad Editor 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 PSPad Editor (Registry Detection Method)
$PSPad = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'PSPad Editor' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$PSPad.DisplayVersion
$PSPad.PSChildName

## Create Text File with PSPad Editor Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\PSPad_Editor_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($PSPad.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($PSPad.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($PSPad.DisplayVersion)') {"
Add-Content -Path "$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 PSPad Editor Detection Method script required to detect the current version of PSPad Editor that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PSPad editor 64bit_is1','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PSPad editor 64bit_is1' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '5.0.6.589') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the PSPad Editor 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.