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Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: How to Retrieve Enabled Windows...
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The Scripting Wife and I are getting ready to head up to the mountains in search of a bit of cool air. Even if it is hot up there, it will still be cool because...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Improving Yesterday’s Windows Firewall...
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The Smokey Mountains are about 10 degrees cooler than Charlotte , North Carolina , is. The problem is that it was nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Charlotte....
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Convert Graphics...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of graphics files that I need to convert to a different file format. Can I use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to convert a .bmp file to a .jpg file? -- SW Hello SW,...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Tell Me About Permissions and Using Windows PowerShell...
Hey, Scripting Guy! What permissions do I need to have in order to use the Windows PowerShell 2.0 cmdlets that ship with SharePoint 2010? -- FJ Hello FJ, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change My Desktop Monitor Resolution via...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use a Windows PowerShell 2.0 script to change the resolution on my desktop monitor. Is this possible? -- AS Hello AS, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, I...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Awww—Windows PowerShell Plays Nice-Nice with VBScript and...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to be able to integrate VBScript scripts into my Windows PowerShell code. I also have some batch files I wish I could use with Windows PowerShell. I do not want to have...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Tell Me About PowerShell Community Extensions
Hey, Scripting Guy! What can you tell me about PowerShell Community Extensions ? -- KH Hello KH, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Probably the best person to answer your question is Keith Hill,...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Getting Closure with the GetNewClosure...
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The first weekend after vacation—ah! During my one-on-one meeting with my manager this past week, Steve asked me, “How is it going?” I replied, “I need a...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Checking for Module Dependencies in...
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the cool things about Windows PowerShell is that if you do not like the way it does things, you can change it. If there is something that is lacking in...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can You Get Me Going on Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to work with Group Policy Objects (GPOs) by using a Windows PowerShell script. I understand there are new Group Policy cmdlets in Windows 7, but when I use the Get-Command...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Group Policy Cmdlets to Back Up and Restore...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to know how to use the Group Policy cmdlets in Windows PowerShell to back up and to restore Group Policy objects (GPOs), and I have heard that there are Group Policy cmdlets...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Group Policy Cmdlets to Test Active Directory...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use the Microsoft Group Policy cmdlets and Windows PowerShell 2.0 to test Active Directory replication. Know how? -- RG Hello RG, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Connect Two Group Policy Objects in Active...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to connect to two Group Policy objects (GPOs) in Active Directory and make an offline copy of the GPOs using Windows PowerShell 2.0 so that I can compare the two...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Connect Two Group Policy Objects in Active...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to connect to two Group Policy objects (GPOs) in Active Directory and make an offline copy of the GPOs using Windows PowerShell 2.0 so that I can compare the two...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Uniquifying and Validating Link Lists...
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is a beautiful Saturday morning here in Charlotte, North Carolina , in the United States. The sky is dark blue and there are few if any clouds visible. It...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: How Can I Create, Display, and Then...
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, it’s a good thing I enjoy getting up early on weekends. To me, because I get up early during the week, it makes sense to get up early on the weekend and get busy...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Retrieve...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to search Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to retrieve information about my Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 domain...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Identify Inactive...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell to identify inactive user accounts in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). I used to have a VBScript script that I would use, but I would like...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Copy Group Memberships from One Computer...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to be able to copy the group memberships from one computer account in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to another computer account in AD DS by using Windows...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Find Active...
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to find groups in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) that are not being used. Over the years, we have had several network...
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