Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I was sitting in the kitchen waiting for my pot of English Breakfast tea to steep when my mind began to wander back over the week that was nearly completed. One of these days I will write a script to count the number...
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, yesterday I wrote a script that configured my domain controller with an external time source. After doing that, I thought it would be a good idea to have the ability to enable and disable diagnostic logging for...
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Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I finally had a chance to sit down and catch my breath from the 2010 Scripting Games. I reviewed some awesome scripts, and learned many new tricks. I happened to notice that my desktop computer clock was about five...
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About This Event Division Beginner Date of Event May 3, 2010 Due Date May 10, 2010 Event Scenario A recent network trace by the IT network performance team indicates that Browser elections are being forced on one particular subnet: 192.168.1.0/24 every...
About This Event Division Advanced Date of Event April 26, 2010 Due Date May 3, 2010 Event Scenario The boss has decided you need to check computers on the network. After the check has been completed, a registry key needs to be updated with the date and...
About This Event Division Beginner Date of Event April 26, 2010 Due Date May 3, 2010 Event Scenario The boss has decided you need to check computers on the network. After the check has been completed, a registry key needs to be updated with the date and...
This week we will be following the Scripting Wife as she pushes ahead with her preparations for the 2010 Scripting Games . You can catch up with her progress by reviewing the articles in the archive . Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I was working...
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In this post : Can I Retrieve the Version of Installed Java Applications? How Can I Run a Function Based on What Is or Is Not Entered on the Command Line? How Can I Properly Use Double Quotation Marks for Expansion? Does Windows 7 Support Scripting Registry...
I've stumbled upon blog post that talks about accessing remote registry, collecting "Automatic Update" configuration info and creating custom object to hold that data for further processing/formatting. The author has used Add-Member cmdlet to add quite a bunch of NoteProperties to the custom...
In an object oriented world, commands return all kinds of different objects. To really find what you are looking for, identifying object types is crucial. Identifying .NET Objects Most often, you work with .NET objects since PowerShell is based on .NET. Cmdlets generally return .NET objects. Let's...