get-childitem directory: shows wrong directory

[veepee78]

Go to c:\windows directory and then get-childitem c:\users. -> directory: shows c:\windows, it should show c:\users.

[vr8hub]

This works fine for me. What exact version of Windows, what exact version of Powershell, what version of PSColor, did you install from here manually or from PowerShell Gallery, etc.?

[veepee78]

win 10 1709 16299.309 x64
PSVersion 5.1.16299.251
Script 1.0.0.0 pscolor

Installed from powershell gallery, install-module..

PS C:\MaestroNG\Devel\Installation> Get-ChildItem c:\temp

Directory:  C:\MaestroNG\Devel\Installation

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---

d----- 24.10.2017 13.56 1 b
d----- 18.10.2017 11.33 1 bb

[vr8hub]

That's what I'm on as well. I can't even imagine a scenario where PSColor would be interfering with this.

PS C:\windows\system32> get-computerinfo -property windows*

WindowsBuildLabEx              : 16299.15.amd64fre.rs3_release.170928-1534
WindowsCurrentVersion          : 6.3
WindowsEditionId               : Professional
WindowsInstallationType        : Client
WindowsInstallDateFromRegistry : 2/27/2018 9:49:00 PM
WindowsProductId               : 00330-80000-00000-AA917
WindowsProductName             : Windows 10 Pro
WindowsRegisteredOrganization  :
WindowsRegisteredOwner         : Windows User
WindowsSystemRoot              : C:\Windows
WindowsVersion                 : 1709

PS C:\windows\system32> $psversiontable.psversion

Major  Minor  Build  Revision
-----  -----  -----  --------
5      1      16299  251

PS C:\windows\system32> get-module pscolor

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Script     1.0.0.0    pscolor                             Out-Default

PS C:\windows\system32> get-childitem c:\temp

    Directory:  C:\temp

Mode                LastWriteTime     Length  Name
----                -------------     ------  ----
-a----        5/16/2017   3:30 PM       2653 vrice.pfx

[veepee78]

Well, I am able to reproduce this on my home computer as well. Similar specs. Exactly same result as with the work computer. I didn't have anything powershell related installed on my home machine.

Install-Module pscolor
Import-Module PSColor
PS C:> dir C:\Temp\

Directory:  C:\

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---

d----- 18.3.2018 23:12 1 NVIDIA

Here with debug:
(just dir c:\temp)

PS C:> C:\Users\veepee\Documents\test.ps1
Hit Line breakpoint on 'C:\Users\veepee\Documents\test.ps1:2'
[DBG]: PS C:>>
Stopped at: {
[DBG]: PS C:>>
Stopped at: if(($_ -is [System.IO.DirectoryInfo]) -or ($_ -is [System.IO.FileInfo]))
[DBG]: PS C:>>
Stopped at: FileInfo $_
[DBG]: PS C:>>

Directory:  C:\

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---

d----- 18.3.2018 23:12 1 NVIDIA
Stopped at: $_ = $null
[DBG]: PS C:>>
Stopped at: $steppablePipeline.Process($_)
[DBG]: PS C:>>
Stopped at: }

and one more time with and without the module..

PS C:\Users\veepee> dir c:\temp

Directory: C:\temp

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---

d----- 18.3.2018 23:12 NVIDIA
-a---- 10.1.2018 18:16 2240808 fe1dbb5a98cb4443939b32b1858eec08-le64.cache-4
-a---- 30.10.2016 13:08 231028 rep.html
-a---- 9.12.2017 2:23 9734 t.txt

PS C:\Users\veepee> Import-Module PSColor
PS C:\Users\veepee> dir c:\temp

Directory:  C:\Users\veepee

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---

d----- 18.3.2018 23:12 1 NVIDIA
-a---- 10.1.2018 18:16 2,14MB fe1dbb5a98cb4443939b32b1858eec08-le64.cache-4
-a---- 30.10.2016 13:08 225,61KB rep.html
-a---- 9.12.2017 2:23 9,51KB t.txt

PS C:\Users\veepee>

[vr8hub]

Weird. I have two Win10 VM's, both work as I showed above. I've never seen anything like that as long as I've been using PSColor (since I started playing with Win10, say six months or so). Sorry I can't be of more help. David (the author) might have an idea, but he doesn't frequent here very often these days.

Just for grins you might get the latest pscolor.zip from here and install it and see if it makes a difference. It has a change to allow the module to be removed (the way the original worked it borked the system if it was removed). It shouldn't matter — the example I posted earlier was from a stock PowerShell Gallery install just like yours.

You might also try the usual troubleshooting steps — e.g. boot into Safe mode and see if it happens there, etc.

[HisRoyalRedness]

I've got the same problem, and have experienced it right from day 1 (when I first installed PSColor many years ago). I've just installed the latest version (by extracting from the zip file). I'm running on Windows 10 Pro, build 10.0.16299

I've got a directory structure as follows:

The output of gci -r c:\pccolortest without the PSColor module...

The output of gci -r c:\pccolortest with the PSColor module...

[vr8hub]

(Disclaimer: I'm not the developer, just a contributor.) I believe you, I just can't help you, because I can't reproduce the problem. I've never had the issue (three different machines, multiple VM's), either with the original version of PsColor, or with the various updates I've made to it (some local only). I'm on Win10 1709 though, so it's possible (though unlikely IMO) that might make a difference.

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On May 17, 2018, at 4:49 PM, Keith Fletcher ***@***.***> wrote: I've got the same problem, and have experienced it right from day 1 (when I first installed PCColor many years ago). I've just installed the latest version (by extracting from the zip file). In running on Windows 10 Pro, build 10.0.16299 I've got a directory structure as follows: <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3274184/40205588-b2c5708e-5a80-11e8-962b-b1cf937f688b.png> The output of gci -r c:\pccolortest without the PSColor module... <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3274184/40205478-4b2d3b1e-5a80-11e8-9a46-f3f1ccaae7aa.png> The output of gci -r c:\pccolortest with the PSColor module... <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3274184/40205522-6e0b5f44-5a80-11e8-8ac9-3d71d66bc83b.png>

[veepee78]

I'm sorry, I thought I posted solution. It was a conflict with another addon. It's couple of months back, I cant remember anymore what was the conflicting addon. I believe I did load it through profile.