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    Resolved [RESOLVED] Modify PST location in registry! Need Help!

    Here's the dillema. We will be migrating a lot of users from physical desktops to virtual desktops. So naturally, we need to move any pst files from the local file system to the storage system which is the easy part.

    Where I am currently struggling is figuring out how to modify the 001f6700 REG_BINARY value to reflect the new location of the pst file(s).

    So, the function I am trying to use is shown below. When I run the script the SetBinaryValue method runs and generates no errors but the value still shows the local path and appears to be untouched by the script. Based off of some posts I have been reading I may not be formating the data within arrBinaryValueName properly before using the SetBinaryValue method.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Apologies if an answer to this has already been posted but I have been searching all over the inet and only found a few treads talking about this specific issue.

    Bryan


    Code:
    Function WriteNewLocation(strWriteKey)
     	Dim newAsciiName, arrBinaryValueName
    	strSplitter = Split(strWriteKey, ";", -1, 1)
    	PSTFileNameOld = LCase(strSplitter(0))
    	p_PSTRGuidReg = strSplitter(1)
    	objPSTLog.WriteLine(p_PSTRGuidReg)
    
    	strArray = Split(PSTFileNameOld, "\")
    		For Each arr In strArray
    			If InStr(arr, ".pst") Then
    				strFileName = arr
    			End If
    		Next
    		
    	BinaryValueName = strServer & strFileName
    	MsgBox BinaryValueName
    	
    	If InStr(PSTFileNameOld,strFile) <> 0 Then
    		BinaryValueName = Replace(PSTFileNameOld,PSTFileNameOld,BinaryValueName)
    	End If
    	
    	objPSTLog.WriteLine "Now fixing " & BinaryValueName
    
    	max = len(BinaryValueName)
    	For intLoop = 1 to Max step 1	'convert to ascii
    		asciiName = asc(mid(BinaryValueName, intLoop, 1))
    		If newAsciiName = ""  and newAsciiInitials = "" Then
    			newAsciiName = asciiName
    		Else
    			newAsciiName = newAsciiName & "," & "00" & "," & asciiName
    		End If
    		If intLoop <= 2 then
    			newAsciiInitials = newAsciiName & "," & "00"
    		End If
    	Next
    	
    	newAsciiName = newAsciiName & "," & "00," & "00," & "00"
    	newAsciiName = Replace(newAsciiName, "\", "")	'remove "\"
    	newAsciiName = Replace(newAsciiName, vbCr, "")	'remove Cr and Lf separately, in case return is not vbCrLf
    	newAsciiName = Replace(newAsciiName, vbLf, "")
    	newAsciiName = "&H"&Replace(newAsciiName, ",", ",&H")
    	If Right(newAsciiName, 1) = "," Then 
    		newAsciiName = Left(newAsciiName, (len(newAsciiName) - 1))	'Remove any trailing comma
    	End If
    	MsgBox newAsciiName
    	
    	arrBinaryValueName = Split(newAsciiName,",")	'convert to an array
    
    	strMoniker = "winMgmts:\\.\root\default:StdRegProv"
    	Set oReg1 = GetObject(strMoniker)
    	strPSTEnd = oReg1.SetBinaryValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strSplitter(1), r_PSTFile, arrBinaryValueName)	'Change the binary value
    		If (Return = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then
    			WScript.Echo "Binary value changed successfully!"
    		Else
    			WScript.Echo Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
    		End If
    	On Error Resume Next
    	objPSTLog.WriteLine "Deleting value: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\" & strSplitter(1) & "\01020fff"
    	oReg1.DeleteValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strSplitter(1), r_PSTFile2
     End Function

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    Re: Modify PST location in registry! Need Help!

    One other point which might help someone help me. At the end of the function I am attempting to delete the 01020fff REG_BINARY value using the DeleteValue method. This also is not working.

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    Re: Modify PST location in registry! Need Help!

    The issue was two-fold here. First, the SetBinaryValue method (line 227) was using strSplitter(1) for the subkey which included the users SID in the path. The second problem was even after being able to modify the binary value Outlook would still error when trying to open the pst. The last piece of the puzzel was to add three sets of 00 to the end of the ascii variable (line 221). Modified function is included below. Hopefully this will help others who need to migrate pst files.

    Code:
    Function WriteNewLocation(strWriteKey)
     	Dim newAsciiName, arrBinaryValueName
    	strSplitter = Split(strWriteKey, ";", -1, 1)		'Split into 3 values using the ; character
    	PSTFileNameOld = LCase(strSplitter(0))		'Change any capitalized characters to lowercase
    	p_PSTRGuidReg = strSplitter(1)
    	arrPSTPath = Split(p_PSTRGuidReg, "\", 2)		'Split the GUID path into 2 values
    	p_PSTPath = arrPSTPath(1)		'Set value to second value in array which begins with Software\Micros...
    	objPSTLog.WriteLine(p_PSTRGuidReg)
    
    	strArray = Split(PSTFileNameOld, "\")		'Split the existing pst path into an array using the \ character.
    		For Each arr In strArray
    			If InStr(arr, ".pst") Then
    				strFileName = arr		'Set value for the pst file name
    			End If
    		Next
    		
    	BinaryValueName = strServer & strFileName		'Add the server path and the pst file name to the value
    	
    	If InStr(PSTFileNameOld,strFile) <> 0 Then
    		BinaryValueName = Replace(PSTFileNameOld,PSTFileNameOld,BinaryValueName)	'Replace the C: path with the UNC path.
    	End If
    	
    	objPSTLog.WriteLine "Now fixing " & BinaryValueName
    
    	max = len(BinaryValueName)
    	For intLoop = 1 to Max step 1	
    		asciiName = asc(mid(BinaryValueName, intLoop, 1))		'convert string to ascii
    		If newAsciiName = ""  and newAsciiInitials = "" Then
    			newAsciiName = asciiName
    		Else
    			newAsciiName = newAsciiName & "," & "00" & "," & asciiName		'Add 0's between data
    		End If
    		If intLoop <= 2 then
    			newAsciiInitials = newAsciiName & "," & "00"
    		End If
    	Next
    	
    	newAsciiName = newAsciiName & "," & "00" & "," & "00" & "," & "00"		'Add 0's to the end of the binary values or Outlook will not be able to open the pst file(s)!
    	
    	arrBinaryValueName = Split(newAsciiName,",")	'Split using comma as a dellimiter. Note SetBinaryValue does not accept dynamic array data!
    	
    	strMoniker = "winMgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv"
    	Set oReg1 = GetObject(strMoniker)
    	oReg1.SetBinaryValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, p_PSTPath, PSTFile, arrBinaryValueName		'Change the 001f6700 value.
    		If (Return = 0 And Err.Number= 0) Then
    			objPSTLog.WriteLine("001f6700 binary value changed successfully!")
    		Else
    			objPSTLog.WriteLine("Failed to change binary value 001f6700!")
    			objPSTLog.WriteLine("Error was " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description)
    		End If
    	objPSTLog.WriteLine "Deleting value: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\" & p_PSTPath & "\01020fff"
    	oReg1.DeleteValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, p_PSTPath, r_PSTFile2		'Delete the 01020fff value.  Value will be recreated the next time Outlook is ran.
    		If (Return = 0 And Err.Number= 0) Then
    			objPSTLog.WriteLine("01020fff binary value deleted successfully!")
    		Else
    			objPSTLog.WriteLine("Failed to delete binary value 01020fff!")
    			objPSTLog.WriteLine("Error was " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description)
    		End If
     End Function

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    Re: [RESOLVED] Modify PST location in registry! Need Help!

    This is exactly what I have been looking for!

    Even thought this post is old, maybe hortonbo will still get this. Do you have a copy of the complete script that you could share?

    Thanks!

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    Re: [RESOLVED] Modify PST location in registry! Need Help!

    Quote Originally Posted by neimadpc View Post
    This is exactly what I have been looking for!

    Even thought this post is old, maybe hortonbo will still get this. Do you have a copy of the complete script that you could share?

    Thanks!
    I hate to resurrect an old thread (again) but wanted to give Neimadpc (and anyone else who happens to stumble upon this) a somewhat complete script for this. I've worked from Hortonbo's script above to create this: http://community.spiceworks.com/scri...-path-registry

    It's based on the same ideas, but with a few modifications. HTH!

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