November 2011 - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog - PowerShell.com – PowerShell Scripts, Tips, Forums, and Resources

Use PowerShell to Find User Profiles on a Computer

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find all user profiles on a computer, and to display the date when each profile was last used. Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to find a good way to see which profiles exist on my laptop. I found a Hey...

Published Thu, Nov 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, operating system, registry, desktop management, special folders

Use PowerShell to Remove Duplicate Lines from a CSV File

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily remove duplicates from a CSV file. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a comma-separated value (CSV) file that comes from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. We use this CSV file to create new users automatically...

Published Tue, Nov 01 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, CSV and other delimited files

Query AD for Computers and Use Ping to Determine Status

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to query Active Directory for computers, ping for status, and display in green/red. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. While the Scripting Wife and I were out in California speaking to the Microsoft Premier...

Published Sat, Nov 19 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, Active Directory, displaying output, computer accounts

Use PowerShell to Easily Convert Decimal to Binary and Back

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily convert decimal to binary and back, and simplify custom subnet mask calculations. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today is 63. Yep, that is right, today is 63. That is what you get when you...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, displaying output, networking, TCP/IP

Learn How to Manage Remote PowerShell Sessions

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson discusses how to manage remote Windows PowerShell sessions. Hey, Scripting Guy! I can see where being able to run a command on a remote computer might be kind of cool. But more often than not, I need to actually...

Published Thu, Nov 17 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, remoting

Four Easy Ways to Import CSV Files to SQL Server with PowerShell

Summary : Learn four easy ways to use Windows PowerShell to import CSV files into SQL Server. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I was chatting this week with Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Chad Miller, about the series of blogs I recently wrote...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, databases, guest blogger, SQL Server, CSV and other delimited files, Chad Miller

Use the PowerShell Passthru Parameter and Get Back Objects

Summary: Learn how to use the passthru parameter in Windows PowerShell to return objects from commands and allow more management tools. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have got a rather curious question that I have not been able to find anything about. What is...

Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques

Search for and Replace Words in a CSV File by Using PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to search for and replace words in a CSV file by using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a comma-separated value (CSV) file that contains user names, user groups, and organizational unit (OU) assignments. The problem is...

Published Thu, Nov 03 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, text files, CSV and other delimited files

Use PowerShell to Find Out Who has Permissions to a Share

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to determine who has permissions to a shared folder. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is finally the weekend here in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United...

Published Sat, Nov 26 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, security, storage, shared folders and mapped drives

Use PowerShell to Read CSV Files and Create Files and Folders

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to read CSV files and create files and folders. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. This past week has been fun. I enjoy talking about comma-separated value files (CSV) because they are very flexible, and...

Published Sat, Nov 05 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, CSV and other delimited files

Use PowerShell to Pause a Script While Another Process Exits

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to pause a script and wait for another process to exit before continuing. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am attempting to use Windows PowerShell to shut down an application, but the application is rather complicated...

Published Tue, Nov 08 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, displaying output, writing

Use Custom Views from Windows Event Viewer in PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to use Event Viewer custom views in Windows PowerShell to parse event logs quickly. Hey, Scripting Guy! I love Windows 7. It absolutely rocks! One of the things I love about Windows 7, in addition to Windows PowerShell, is the new Event...

Published Mon, Nov 14 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring

Configure PowerShell Remoting and Use Remote Commands

Summary: Learn how to configure Windows PowerShell remoting, store credentials, and use remote commands. Hey, Scripting Guy! I keep hearing about Windows PowerShell remoting. But I do not really know what Windows PowerShell remoting is. For example, I...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, remoting

Use a CSV File to Populate Parameters of PowerShell Cmdlets

Summary: Learn how to use a CSV file to populate parameters of Windows PowerShell cmdlets. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I would like to be able to read content from a comma-separated value (CSV) file that contains a list of WMI classes and servers...

Published Fri, Nov 04 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, WMI, CSV and other delimited files

Use PowerShell to Quickly Find Installed Software

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Guest Blogger Weekend concludes with Marc Carter. The Scripting Wife and I were lucky enough to attend...

Published Sun, Nov 13 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, operating system, registry, desktop management, general management tasks, guest blogger, Marc Carter

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