Opening Folders

[PKDucky]

I think I found the issue. I did a simple test and renamed the file to 1.jpg and put it in C:Temp. The script consists of the following

#RequireAdmin
 

FileCopy ("C:Temp1.jpg", "C:"
FileCopy ("C:Temp1.jpg", "C:Windows"

FileCopy ("C:Temp1.jpg", "C:\Windows\System32\"

FileCopy ("C:Temp1.jpg", "C:\Windows\System32\oobe"

FileCopy ("C:Temp1.jpg", "C:\Windows\System32\oobeInfo"

FileCopy ("C:Temp1.jpg", "C:\Windows\System32\oobeInfoBackgrounds"

Running the script, the file gets copied to 'C:' & 'C:Windows' and no further. Its Windows 7 Enterprise SP1. I am thinking Windows has some built in protection.

Gordon, for your sample script, the first one did nothing, the second did briefly delete the Backgrounds folder.

[GordonFreeman]

No makes sense, must be one line to copy one file. Anyway it looks a protected/special folder of Windows. But i will try help more when i back to home.

Edit:

But i not know why you need copy in this path instead of other. In my installation not have a "info" folder in oobe

Win7 Home Premium 32

Edited July 16, 2014 by GordonFreeman

[lorenkinzel]

I ran into the same issues as you did using the simple test in post 21.

It appears to be a redirection, perhaps used as protection. I worked around it with (gleaned from others):

$command = ("xcopy ")
; I have the quotes seperated because I would normally use a variable instead of:'C:\Temp\1.jpg'. Spacing around quotes is unforgiving with xcopy.
$source = ('"' & @DesktopDir & '\countSec.au3' & '" ')
$dest = ('"' & 'C:\Windows\System32\oobe\Info\Backgrounds\' & '"')

DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "int", 1);this one does it
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C" & ' ' & $command & $source & $dest);, $switches)

I only used xcopy because I, in error, felt that would be the workaround. That & it has such a cool name....

The real workaround was the dllCall. FileCopy will probably / possibly work here. I did'nt try fileCopy once this one worked.

Incidentally, the "others" that I gleaned this info from expressed strong opinions that we ought not copy things into system32.