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2012 Scripting Games Advanced Event 10: Create a CSV Log File

Summary : In Advanced Event 10, you want to create a CSV log file of all the counters in the Processor counter set. About this event Division Advanced Date of Event 4/13/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/20/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are a server admin,...

Published Fri, Apr 13 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, operating system, performance, Advanced, Event 10, 2012 Scripting Games

Advanced Leaderboard of the 2012 Scripting Games: Day 2

This is the Advanced leaderboard of the 2012 Scripting Games. Keep in mind that the rankings are constantly changing throughout the day, as event submissions are graded by the judges. All entries will continue to be graded by judges until 12:01 A.M. Pacific...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 11:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, leaderboard, Advanced, 2012 Scripting Games

Beginner Leaderboard of the 2012 Scripting Games: Day 2

This is the Beginner leaderboard of the 2012 Scripting Games. Keep in mind that the rankings are constantly changing throughout the day, as event submissions are graded by the judges. All entries will continue to be graded by judges until 12:01 A.M. Pacific...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 11:15 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, leaderboard, Beginner, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 9: Search the Event Log

Summary : In Beginner Event 9, you are required to search the event log for specific entries. About this event Division Beginner Date of Event 4/12/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/19/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are trying to troubleshoot shutdown issues...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring, Beginner, Event 9, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Advanced Event 9: Perform an Inventory

Summary : In Advanced Event 9, you are required to perform a hardware inventory and write the information to an XML file. About this event Division Advanced Date of Event 4/12/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/19/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are a network...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, desktop management, XML, Advanced, basic computer information, Event 9, 2012 Scripting Games

First Beginner Leaderboard of the 2012 Scripting Games

This is the first Beginner leaderboard of the 2012 Scripting Games. Keep in mind that the rankings are constantly changing throughout the day, as event submissions are graded by the judges. All entries will continue to be graded by judges until 12:01...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 11:00 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, leaderboard, Beginner, 2012 Scripting Games

First Advanced Leaderboard of the 2012 Scripting Games

This is the first Advanced leaderboard of the 2012 Scripting Games. Keep in mind that the rankings are constantly changing throughout the day, as event submissions are graded by the judges. All entries will continue to be graded by judges until 12:01...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 11:00 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, leaderboard, Advanced, 2012 Scripting Games

Scripting Wife’s hints for Beginner Event 7

Summary: The Scripting Wife details her experience in creating a script for beginner event 7 in the 2012 Scripting Games. I will tell you what, sometimes I wonder about that Script Monkey … actually it is more than just sometimes. I thought this event...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 7:54 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, Scripting Wife, Beginner, Event 7, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Advanced Event 8: Enable Network Adapters

Summary : In Advanced Event 8, you are required to enable and disable network adapters. About this event Division Advanced Date of Event 4/11/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/18/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are a network consultant. As a result, you travel...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, hardware, Advanced, Event 8, 2012 Scripting Games, network adapters

2012 Scripting Games blog roll

Summary: The Scripting Wife reveals the blogs she has been reading to stay current for the 2012 Scripting Games Good afternoon, I had some free time this afternoon and wanted to say a few words about the 2012 Scripting Games. This seems like...( read...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 6:16 PM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, Scripting Wife, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Advanced Event 7: Search Windows Logs

Summary : In Advanced Event 7, you are required to search all Windows logs for the most recent event. About this event Division Advanced Date of Event 4/10/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/17/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are troubleshooting a problem with...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring, Advanced, Event 7, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 7: Display a List of Enabled Logs

Summary : In Beginner Event 7, you are required to display a list of all enabled logs on the computer that contain at least one entry. About this event Division Beginner Date of Event 4/10/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/17/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario On a...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, event logs, Logs and monitoring, Beginner, Event 7, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Beginner Event 6: Compute Uptime for Local Computer

Summary : In Beginner Event 6, you are required to compute the uptime for the local computer. About this event Division Beginner Date of Event 4/9/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/16/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are the main network administrator for a small...

Published Mon, Apr 09 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, dates and times, Beginner, Event 6, 2012 Scripting Games

2012 Scripting Games Advanced Event 6: Compute Uptime for Multiple Servers

Summary : In Advanced Event 6, you are required to compute the uptime for multiple servers. About this event Division Advanced Date of Event 4/9/2012 12:01 AM Due Date 4/16/2012 12:01 AM Event scenario You are the server lead for a medium-sized enterprise...

Published Mon, Apr 09 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, dates, CSV and other delimited files, Advanced, Event 6, 2012 Scripting Games

Eight Top Tricks for Stellar Success in the Scripting Games

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares his top eight tricks for achieving stellar success in this year’s Windows PowerShell Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. OK. Today I figure you are all busy working on...

Published Sun, Apr 08 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, 2012 Scripting Games, best practices

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