diff --git a/windows/providers/auto_run.rb b/windows/providers/auto_run.rb
index 36d84d6d5..d7aa89ff1 100644
--- a/windows/providers/auto_run.rb
+++ b/windows/providers/auto_run.rb
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@
 #
 
 action :create do
-  windows_registry 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' do
+  windows_registry "CreateAutoRun #{new_resource.program} #{new_resource.args}" do
+  	key_name 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
     values new_resource.name => "\"#{new_resource.program}\" #{new_resource.args}"
   end
 end
 
 action :remove do 
-  windows_registry 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' do
+  windows_registry "RemoveAutoRun #{new_resource.program} #{new_resource.args}" do
+    key_name 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
     values new_resource.name => ''
     action :remove
   end
diff --git a/windows/providers/env_vars.rb b/windows/providers/env_vars.rb
index 233de430f..3edb8afcb 100644
--- a/windows/providers/env_vars.rb
+++ b/windows/providers/env_vars.rb
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@
 #
 
 action :create do
-  windows_registry Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY do
+  windows_registry "CreateEnv #{new_resource.name} #{new_resource.value}" do
+    key_name Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY
     values new_resource.name => new_resource.value
     action :create
   end
 end
 
 action :remove do 
-  windows_registry Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY do
+  windows_registry "RemoveEnv #{new_resource.name} #{new_resource.value}" do
+    key_name Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY
     values new_resource.name => ''
     action :remove
   end
diff --git a/windows/providers/path.rb b/windows/providers/path.rb
index ad4837027..f0a7cfd31 100644
--- a/windows/providers/path.rb
+++ b/windows/providers/path.rb
@@ -19,21 +19,23 @@
 #
 
 action :add do
-  path = ENV['PATH'].split(';')
+  path = Registry::get_value(Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY,'Path').split(";")
   if !path.include?(new_resource.path)
-    path.insert(-1,new_resource.path)
+    path << new_resource.path
   end
 
-  windows_registry Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY do
+  windows_registry "RegPathAdd #{new_resource.path}" do
+  	key_name Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY
     values 'Path' => path.join(';')
   end
   timeoutVars
 end
 
 action :remove do
-  path = ENV['PATH'].split(';')
+  path = Registry::get_value(Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY,'Path').split(';')
   path.delete(new_resource.path)
-  windows_registry Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY do
+  windows_registry "RegPathRemove #{new_resource.path}" do
+  	key_name Windows::KeyHelper::ENV_KEY
     values 'Path' => path.join(';')
   end
   timeoutVars
diff --git a/windows/resources/registry.rb b/windows/resources/registry.rb
index 5b44d2cae..880f68b47 100644
--- a/windows/resources/registry.rb
+++ b/windows/resources/registry.rb
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 
 actions :create, :modify, :force_modify, :remove
 
-attribute :key_name, :kind_of => String, :name_attribute => true
-attribute :values, :kind_of => Hash
+attribute :name, :kind_of => String, :name_attribute => true
+attribute :key_name, :kind_of => String, :required => true
+attribute :values, :kind_of => Hash, :required => true
 
 def initialize(name, run_context=nil)
   super
   @action = :modify
-  @key_name = name
 end