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Hey, Scripting Guy! How About a 2010 Scripting Games Recap from One of the Judges?

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! How about a brief recap from one of the judges of the 2010 Scripting Games? -- SW Hello SW, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I am glad you asked. We have just such a recap from Don Jones, expert commentator and judge for the...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! What Are the Areas for Improvement You See in Scripts Submitted for the 2010 Scripting Games?

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! What type of errors and mistakes did you notice in the entries for the 2010 Scripting Games? -- BA Hello BA, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I am a really laid back sort of guy, and I do not like the words “errors”...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Log Out a User if They Launch a Particular Application?

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to log a user out of their desktop machine if they launch a particular application. This is not for security reasons or to keep people from playing games. This is because we have a really...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Create a Text File of a Specific Size?

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to create a text file that is a specific size. I know that I can create a text file by using FSUTIL, but when I open the file, it is empty. Therefore, I would like a text file that contains...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can Query the Contents of a Special Folder on a Windows 7 Computer?

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to query for the contents of a special folder on my Windows 7 computer. I would like to use Windows PowerShell to do this. I know I can use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet to return the contents of a folder, but I am not sure how to...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Have Files Copied to a USB Drive When the Drive Is Inserted into a Computer?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to be able to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to monitor for the insertion of a portable USB drive into a computer. When the drive is detected as having been added to the computer, I would like to have the script copy files...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Retrieve Information About Computer Hardware?

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell to retrieve information about my computer hardware. Specifically I am interested in the make, the model, and the speed of my CPU by using a script. Can this be done? -- DH Hello DH, Microsoft Scripting...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Read a Text File and Update an Environment Variable on Remote Computers?

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to read a text file, and connect to a number of different remote machines to update an environment variable. Is this something that can be done using Windows PowerShell? -- ES Hello ES, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Create a Series of Text Files?

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to know how to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to create a series of text files on my Windows 7 computer. Here is the deal: I would like to create a large number of text files that contain basic information and would be used for...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Read from Windows Event Logs with Windows PowerShell 2.0?

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to read from the Windows event logs. On our network, we have a mixture of Windows 7 and Windows XP desktop clients. Our server farm has everything from Windows Server 2003 up to Windows...(read more)