December, 2009

Hey, Scripting Guy! We are having problems with several of our servers at work. Several of them were upgraded from Windows NT 4, and as a result, we are constantly running into disk space issues on the C:\ drive. I would rather manage the problem than...

Hey Scripting Guy! One of the things that I hate about Microsoft Word is the custom properties that can be set on a document. Ok, well maybe I do not actually hate the custom properties. In fact, I would love to love them. The problem is that after they...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to find a Windows PowerShell script that will list all the properties of a Microsoft Word document. I am not talking about the size and the date of the document; those are file properties. I am talking about stuff like...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I do not know about you, but I hate having to italicize certain words. Actually, I hate italicizing all words because I do not like removing my hands from the keyboard, grabbing the mouse, and then searching for where the text formatting...

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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a function that I would like to modify to accept multiple inputs. I have seen examples of a function that uses a single input parameter, but I have not found a Windows PowerShell function that uses two inputs. How can I cause...

Hey, Scripting Guy! You have been talking about writing functions and using functions all week. To me it seems like a lot of extra work to create a function. Do I have to write functions? Or can I just write my code in a script like I used to do with...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I enjoyed reading yesterday’s blog post about working with functions. I was really interested when you were talking about using “real names” for my functions. You did not say too much about why I should do that, but I guess it makes...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am confused about using functions in Windows PowerShell 2.0. I was also confused about using functions in Windows PowerShell 1.0. Are they like functions in VBScript, or are they something different? In addition, I have tried to...

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Hey, Scripting Guy! I really like the ability to export my calendar into a shareable format with Microsoft Outlook. It is really cool, but can I accomplish this by using a Windows PowerShell script? -- MB Hello MB, Microsoft Scripting Guy...

Hey Scripting Guy! I would absolutely love to see a Windows PowerShell script that would create a new inbox rule in Microsoft Outlook. I have looked all over the Internet and have come up blank. I have asked friends, and people at work and no one seems...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t know about you, but it seems that I am getting overwhelmed at work with e-mail. In the old days, e-mail was not much of a problem and it was a great way to communicate. Today, I get so much e-mail that it would actually take...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I don’t know about you, but I get a ton of e-mail every day. Of course, I use inbox rules to filter my e-mail, but one thing that I seem to miss is e-mail that has been marked for follow-up. I would love to see a Windows PowerShell...

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Hey, Scripting Guy! I enjoy working with WMI, but it can be a bit complicated to make it do anything. It is great at retrieving information, and in conjunction with the Windows PowerShell Get-WMIObject cmdlet, it is really easy to obtain lots of information...

Hey Scripting Guy! I have been trying to set the screen saver time out value on my workstations by using WMI. It is not working. Can you help me get WMI working? -- HR Hello HR, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. My teapot is empty. I...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a mixture of operating systems at work. We have Windows XP on the desktop, a few Windows Vista machines, Windows 7 on a few computers so far, Windows 2003 in the server room, and Windows 2008 and a couple of Windows 2008 R2...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem using the Win32_Volume WMI class on my Windows Vista computer. I keep getting an error. I have searched the Internet using Bing and other search engines, but I cannot find the answer to my problem. It should be so...

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Hey, Scripting Guy! Awhile back, I visited a really cool Web site (not yours), but I did not save it as a favorite. The site does not show up in my History folder. Is there any way I can use a script to retrieve this information? By the way, I enjoy reading...

Hey, Scripting Guy! When I work on a computer, I often run many commands. I generally use Run from the Start menu to launch these programs. When I am finished, I use a script I copied from the Scripting Guys archive to display all the commands that I...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to administer a remote computer using Windows PowerShell 2.0, and I need to find out what profiles are stored on that computer. I found an old VBScript that reads the registry, but it looks like it will be a lot of work...