November, 2010

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to import and to export command history and avoid writing scripts. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have worked with other systems where I was able to keep track of the commands that I typed into the console. The...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson discusses when to write a Windows PowerShell script and when not to write a script. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering why everyone is talking about Windows PowerShell. To me it seems to simply be another...

[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of a previously published article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. It is printed here due to popular demand.] This is part three of a three part series of articles...

[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of an old Scripting Guys article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. It is printed here due to popular demand.] This is part two of a three part series of articles...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to detect your version of Microsoft Office. Also learn about locating your Windows PowerShell installation location. In this post: · Detect Your Microsoft Office Version · Locate Your...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to add local users to local groups using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have enjoyed your posts this week. It is amazing how often I need to enable the Local Administrator account,...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create local Windows groups in this step by step Scripting Guy blog post. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have to create some local security groups on my Windows 2008 server. I want to use Windows PowerShell...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create local user accounts. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to create some local user accounts. We are still using Windows PowerShell 1.0 on our Windows 2008...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to enable or to disable a local user account. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to enable local user accounts on my Windows Server 2008 servers. I have to use Windows PowerShell...

[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of an old Scripting Guys article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. It is printed here due to popular demand.] If you’re like most people, at one time or...

Summary: See how to use Windows PowerShell to simplify a large-scale Microsoft Exchange server migration project. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today I am turning the keyboard over to Phil Braniff, one of my former Windows PowerShell workshop...

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 ...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to set security permissions for remoting. Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to use a Windows PowerShell script to set security permissions for Windows PowerShell remoting. Can this be done? -- LM Hello...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches how to configure remote security settings for Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am a Help Desk Support Manager, and I have written a series of scripts that I want to allow the help desk...

Summary: Learn how to enable Windows PowerShell remoting to allow execution of commands on remote computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to run commands on remote computers. I have Windows PowerShell 2.0 , is there something in that I...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell cmdlets to administer remote computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to work with remote computers. Is there a good way to do this with Windows PowerShell? ...

Summary: Microsoft PFE Ben Pearce shows how to use Windows PowerShell to perform offline servicing of Virtual Disks (VHD) and Windows Imaging Format (WIM) files. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. We continue with guest blogger Weekend Scripter...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to turn a huge text file in to a query completion system, using Fast ESP 5.3 SP3. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today we have another guest blogger, Dennis Whitney. Here is what Dennis has to...

Summary: Learn how to handle errors in Windows PowerShell and how to export user information from Microsoft Active Directory to a CSV file. In this post: Exporting Active Directory Users to CSV Adding Comments to a Script File Error...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to work with the .NET Framework classes and assemblies. Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to be able to find information about services that are related to device drivers but I cannot find a Windows PowerShell...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to work with the .NET Framework service controller classes. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious about the .NET Framework. I tried to use a .NET Framework class in a Windows PowerShell script recently, and...

Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell Get-Member cmdlet to explore the .NET Framework in this interactive how-to post. Hey, Scripting Guy! When you give examples of using the Get-Member cmdlet to explore the members of something in Windows...

Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys show how to use .NET Framework classes to configure the Windows PowerShell console. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious about how the .NET Framework classes work. I saw posts from a couple weeks ago, but I still...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to get a weather forecast from inside the Windows PowerShell ISE. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is amazing how quickly things change on the Internet. A couple...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to clean up your Windows PowerShell ISE profile by creating a module. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, it is getting cold here in the Deep South. It is nearly 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10...