Powershell Script to Change Windows 7 User Profile Folders to UNC locations

i still new scripting , powershell.  i have simple question.  i tasked create pretty basic ps script use in our windows 7 rollout following:

1.        change location of desktop user's home folder on network drive. (what call h:\ drive)
2.        change location of favorites folder user's home folder on network drive. (what call h:\ drive)

this came , need:

## variables  $newdesktoppath = 'h:\desktop'  $newfavoritespath = 'h:\favorites' $userprofilepath = "$env:userprofile"  $key1 = "hkcu:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\user shell folders"  $key2 = "hkcu:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\shell folders"    ##change registry settings change set-itemproperty -path $key1 -name desktop $newdesktoppath set-itemproperty -path $key2 -name desktop $newdesktoppath 
set-itemproperty -path $key1 -name favorites $newfavoritespath set-itemproperty -path $key2 -name favorites $newfavoritespath  remove-item $userprofilepath\desktop -recurse -force remove-item $userprofilepath\favorites -recurse -force   ##reboot needed complete process ##delete ## in front of next line automate ## restart-computer

of course, finished this, powers decided rather have path unc path rather drive letter.    

i found there registry setting network drives called hkey_current_user\network lists of mapped share drives logged in user.  in key called h, there string called remotepath (type - reg_sz) has information need redo script. 

i found if use get-itemproperty hkcu:\network\h –name “remotepath”

i following results:

pspath       : microsoft.powershell.core\registry::hkey_current_user\network\h

psparentpath : microsoft.powershell.core\registry::hkey_current_user\network

pschildname  : h

psdrive      : hkcu

psprovider   : microsoft.powershell.core\registry

remotepath   : \\mis\mishome\mjd

so tried changing script this:

$remotepath = (get-itemproperty hkcu:\network\h –name “remotepath”) $newdesktoppath = “$remotepath\desktop” $newfavoritespath = “$remotepath\favorites”

unfortunately output $newdesktoppath this:

@{remotepath=\\mis\mishome\mjd}\desktop

so here simple question - how data (\\mis\mishome\mjd) in remotepath assigned variable end resulting variable $newdesktoppath this:

\\mis\mishome\mjd\desktop

thanks in advance.  

thanks reply.  after trying suggestion along 1 try , use trim tools, got way wanted.  

here code worked.  i adding if -then clean remove-item section, need.  now play the windows 7 libraries.  i found module, not having luck running it.  

$remotepath = (get-itemproperty hkcu:\network\h –name remotepath)  $newdesktoppath = $remotepath.remotepath + "\desktop" $newfavoritespath = $remotepath.remotepath + "\favorites"  $userprofilepath = "$env:userprofile"  $key1 = "hkcu:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\user shell folders"   $key2 = "hkcu:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\shell folders"    set-itemproperty -path $key1 -name desktop $newdesktoppath  set-itemproperty -path $key2 -name desktop $newdesktoppath  set-itemproperty -path $key1 -name favorites $newfavoritespath  set-itemproperty -path $key2 -name favorites $newfavoritespath  remove-item $userprofilepath\desktop -recurse -force remove-item $userprofilepath\favorites -recurse -force  ##reboot needed complete process ##delete ## in fron of next line automate this

thanks again.

matt 

Windows Server  >  Windows PowerShell