I have got the "PrtgShell module not loaded: ensure the module is visible for 32-bit PowerShell" after moving custom sensors (PS) to new probe.

The new probe is the same Windows 7 64bit. I have already installed .Net 4, I have disabled UAC, I have set 32bit Powershell execution policy to Unrestricted, but the problem is still there.

I would appreciate any advice.

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Hello,

would it be possible to share the script here? Without more details it's hard to pinpoint the reason.

best regards.


Jul, 2014 - Permalink

If I may guess you are using powershell based sensors which require a custom tool written by Brian Addicks with the name PrtgShell.

Get if from: https://github.com/brianaddicks/prtgshell check out the code, place them in your powershell modules folder, import them and your sensor probably works.


Oct, 2014 - Permalink

My guess would be that you stuck this into the default PowerShell Module path ( c:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules ). This would make you subject to something I've didn't know exist and could lead to some confusing stuff called File System Redirector: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384187%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

This is built in to windows to make 32bit/64bit applications work nicely on the same filesystem. But if you run gci on that folder from x86 powershell and 64bit powershell I bet you get totally different results. In my case, it was a difference of 25 folders not showing up at all in the x86. You have 2 options:

  1. Copy your prtgshell folder to c:\windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
  2. Create a separate folder to store modules in and add it to your x86 (and 64bit for good measure) $env:PsModulePath.

I do the latter, so it's easy for me to find my modules and manage them. Hopefully that helps!


Dec, 2014 - Permalink