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It seems like only yesterday that we were meeting Glenn Sizemore and Boe Prox at Tech · Ed 2010 North America in New Orleans. What? It was more than six weeks ago? Oh, right. Moving on... We asked Glenn and Boe if they would write brief trip reports about their Tech · Ed experiences...

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 2010 Scripting Games. Don, take it away…...

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” and “mistakes.” I prefer...

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 dumb application that requires a specific user...

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 a certain amount of data inside it. The reason...

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 do this with a special folder, other than typing...

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 to the USB drive. Is this possible? -- AJ ...

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 Guy Ed Wilson here. The 2010 Scripting...

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 Wilson here. We looked at that specific...

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 record keeping. Is this something that can be done...

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 2008 R2 Core Edition. Is there one script I can...

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 use the registry to help in performing desktop audits...

( 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, http://jonathanmedd.net , and you can tune in to...

( 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 PowerShell Trainer, http://CBTNuggets.com Editor-in...

( 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 on a Commodore 64 at the age of 10. Daniele preferred...

( 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 has extensive experience in automating and implementing...

  ( 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 PowerShell Community Author of the book 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 . He also runs the Precision Computing Blog ....

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 the script submissions on PoshCode.org. With that...

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 4 = Excellent 3 = Very Good ...

( 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 Virtualization and Configuration, a Windows PowerShell...

( 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 the Windows PowerShell team blog , and he maintains...

( 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 it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Windows...

( 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://get-powershell.com . ------------ I will...

( 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.spaces.live.com · www.simple-talk...