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Recently I posted an article explaining how to create a popup box in PowerShell using the Wscript.Shell COM object from our VBScript days. That was something I presented at the PowerShell Summit. Another option is a MessageBox, again like we used to use...
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Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows you that it's easier than you think to use VBScript to run a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Things are really heating up around here—and I am not just...
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Summary: Learn how to use jobs to run parallel queries, remove objects from active memory, work with text files and use the Get-Member Cmdlet to go behind the scenes of PowerShell commands in this edition of Quick Hits Friday. In this Post: Use Jobs to...
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01-14-2011
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Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, VBScript, security, DACLS and SACLS, jobs, text files, Quick Hits Friday
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Summary: Learn how to install Windows PowerShell on Windows 7, how to detect 32-bit PowerShell, or how to read an offline registry. In this post: Install Windows PowerShell on Windows 7 Detect 32-bit PowerShell Read an Offline Registry Working with Security...
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01-07-2011
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Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, VBScript, operating system, registry, running, Quick Hits Friday
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Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Remember those really cheesy late night commercials? I used to stay up late on weekends watching “The Cool Ghoul” and making fun of really bogus commercials. Evidently, I was not the only one to engage...
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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to detect the version of Internet Explorer that is running on your computer. In this post: Access Environment Variables using a VBS Script Version Control for PowerShell Scripts Detect Internet Explorer Versions...
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12-10-2010
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Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, VBScript, operating system, registry, desktop management, general management tasks, Quick-Hits Friday, using the Internet, Internet Explorer
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Summary: Learn how to automatically add multiline comments in the Windows PowerShell ISE, how to work with text files in VBScript, and how to customize Microsoft Office Communicator. In this post: Customize Sounds in Office Communicator Work with Text...
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Summary : The Scripting Guys show you how to use functions in Windows PowerShell background jobs, troubleshoot VBScript, and use WMI computer shutdown events. In this post : WMI Computer Shutdown Events Use Functions in Windows PowerShell Background Jobs...
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Summary : The Microsoft Scripting Guys discuss adding Run As capability to VBScript and using Windows PowerShell to run VBScript. Also discussed: Searching for multiple extensions, and creating a local account and adding it to the local administrators...
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09-17-2010
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Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, VBScript, security, troubleshooting, Quick-Hits Friday, running, permissions
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Summary : The Scripting Guys answer questions about Windows Features, and discuss troubleshooting VBScript scripts and Windows PowerShell. In this post : Converting a VBScript Script to a Windows PowerShell Script Using the Add-Windowsfeature Cmdlet to...
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09-10-2010
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Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, VBScript, basic information, WMI, troubleshooting, servers, Quick-Hits Friday
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In this post : How Can I Take Script Output and Use It in Other Scripts? Troubleshooting a Script That Reads from Excel Does Windows 7 Recognize VBScript Scripts? Can I Change the Path to the Profile Folder in Windows PowerShell? How Can I Take Script...
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In this post : How Can I Transfer a Folder from Novel Netware to Windows Server 2008? Why Can't I Run This Script You Guys Wrote? How Can I Clear an Attribute in Active Directory? How Can I Transfer a Folder from Novel Netware to Windows Server 2008...
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In this post : How Can I Learn to Script? Troubleshooting a WMI Issue How Can I Get the Microsoft Script Debugger to Work? Choosing Between the 64-bit and x86 Versions of Windows PowerShell How Can I Learn to Script? Hey, Scripting Guy! I am working as...
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07-30-2010
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( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 10 .) Beginner Event 10 (Windows PowerShell) Jonathan Medd is a Windows PowerShell MVP and co-host of the Get-Scripting podcast. He regularly posts about Windows PowerShell on his blog, http://jonathanmedd...
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( Note : These solutions were written for Advanced Event 10 .) Advanced Event 10 (Windows PowerShell) Don Jones http://concentratedtech.com Windows PowerShell MVP Award Recipient Co-Author, Windows PowerShell v2: TFM (3rd Edition) Windows PowerShell Trainer...