May, 2010

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it very difficult to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to write to the Windows registry? We have a mixture of Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP on our desktop computers. I was thinking that if it is not too tough, I would like to...

Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the cool things about using Windows PowerShell is the different objects with which you can interact. Windows Search is an example of this. By using ADO, you can query the Windows Search index and retrieve...

Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I finally had time to play around with querying Windows Search from within Windows PowerShell. I tried, back during the beta of Windows Vista, to do that, but I was unable to get it to work. It has been on my mind...

( 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...

( 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...

( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 9 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Beginner Event 9 (Windows PowerShell) Daniele Muscetta’s journey with computers and software started when he began programming...

( Note : These solutions were written for Advanced Event 9 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Advanced Event 9 (Windows PowerShell) Niklas Goude is an author, IT consultant, and trainer at Enfo Zipper in Stockholm, Sweden. Niklas...

  ( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 8 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Beginner Event 8 (Windows PowerShell) Arnaud Petitjean System Architect and Windows PowerShell trainer Windows PowerShell MVP Co-Founder of the French Windows...

  (Note: These solutions were written for Advanced Event 8 .) Advanced Event 8 (Windows PowerShell) Lee Holmes is a developer on the Microsoft Windows PowerShell team, author of the Windows PowerShell Cookbook and Windows PowerShell Pocket Reference...

VERY IMPORTANT REVISION TO THE STANDINGS : After posting what we thought were the final standings in the wee hours of the morning, it came to our attention that the data we were being provided behind the scenes was reflecting a different time zone than...

These are the final ratings and ranks of those participants who submitted scripts during the 2010 Scripting Games. Submissions received for an event after the due date were not counted. What individual ratings mean: 5 = Exceptional ...

( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 7 of the 2010 Scripting Games .) Beginner Event 7 (Windows PowerShell) Sean Kearney is a network administrator, a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in Windows Server...

( Note : These solutions were written for Advanced Event 7 of the 2010 Scripting Games .) Advanced Event 7 (Windows PowerShell) James Brundage is a former software developer engineer in testing for Microsoft. He has been a frequent poster on...

So you noticed, eh? The new blog was launched just today! For the first week or so, things might seem...different. Why is there all this extra space in and between paragraphs? Why doesn't it look exactly the same? Who let the dogs out? It's going to...

( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 6 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Beginner Event 6 (Windows PowerShell) Jeffery Hicks is a Microsoft MVP in Windows PowerShell and an IT veteran with almost 20 years of experience, much of...

( Note : These solutions were written for Advanced Event 6 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Advanced Event 6 (Windows PowerShell) Andy Schneider is a systems engineer who works for Avanade in Seattle, Washington, USA. You can find his blog at http...

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. It is another beautiful weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. I enjoy getting up early on the weekend, having a leisurely breakfast, reading for a little while, and then heading up to my office to write some scripts...

( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 5 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Beginner Event 5 (Windows PowerShell) Laerte Poltronieri Junior is a MCDBA—DBA SQL Server and can be found at the following: · www.laertejuniordba...

( Note : These solutions were written for Advanced Event 5 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Advanced Event 5 (Windows PowerShell) Dr. Tobias Weltner is a Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, has created the Windows PowerShell development environment...

( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 4 of the 2010 Scripting Games.) Beginner Event 4 (Windows PowerShell) Gary Siepser is a senior premier field engineer (PFE) for Microsoft. He is a Microsoft Certified Master for Exchange...

( Note : These solutions were written for Advanced Event 4 of the 2010 Scripting Games .) Advanced Event 4 (Windows PowerShell) Matt Johnson is a system administrator and founder of the Southeast Michigan PowerShell Script Club. He holds numerous...

( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 3 of the 2010 Scripting Games .) Beginner Event 3 (Windows PowerShell) Marco Shaw Windows PowerShell MVP 2008-2010 Blog : http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com/ Twitter : @MarcoShaw...

( Note : These solutions were written for Advanced Event 3 of the 2010 Scripting Games .) Advanced Event 3 (Windows PowerShell) Shay Levy Windows PowerShell MVP Blog : http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic Twitter : http://twitter...

( Note : These solutions were written for Beginner Event 2 of the 2010 Scripting Games .) Beginner Event 2 (Windows PowerShell) Christian Bell é e—Microsoft Premier Field Engineer, Sydney, Australia. I teach Windows PowerShell...