Deployment Solution

I have several different pwershell scripts that I want to deploy out to clients using Altiris DS.  what do I need to do in the "RUN SCRIPT" to get Altiris to run a powershell 5.0 script.  Need an assist on this.

Put #powershell all in lowercase at the start of the script.

NO GOOD!!!!

So here is my code.  I simply want to create a desktop folder shortcut with a custom icon.  can anyone assist?

#powershell
$shell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$desktop = [System.Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop')
$shortcut = $shell.CreateShortcut("$desktop\Checklist.lnk")
$shortcut.TargetPath = "c:\users\downloads"
$shortcut.IconLocation = "C:\Drivers\icons\test.ico"
$shortcut.Save()

 

Try a simple powershell script first.

Hi. Powershell 5 is avaible in win8.1, so even if you will find way to run it on computer (the easiest way, is to copy .ps1 file to computer and run "powershell script.ps1") the question is, If system will support PS5. On what OS versions you want to use that?

Another thing - in this powershell scrip, you are indeed running wscript/csctipt (vb script). Mayby the easiest solution will be switching directly to vb? It will be easier, because running script in powershell might need extra configuration of system.
Here is way to create shortcut: http://ss64.com/vb/shortcut.html
VBS can be done running "wscript script.vbs" or "cscript script.vbs"(this is better in my opinion - output is in console). Of course, first you need to copy vbs files from server and then run it (you can do it in one run script)

You can run vbscripts from the Run Script Task, just put 'vbscript in the script. Doesn't need to be the first line so you can put another comment line at the top to appear in the console.

Did you check the execu[tionpolicy setting on the client end? If this is as per default you might see an error on the console telling you about this.

Other than that, Andy is correct as I have a bunch of PS scripts embedded that run absolutely fine against clients and also locally on the server.

-BBC