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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson teaches how to use Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot Microsoft Outlook problems. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem with Microsoft Outlook on my laptop. It seems that it goes to sleep or something. I will be working, go to check my email, and nothing...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to data mine your Microsoft Outlook Inbox. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was talking to my boss the other day, and he made a rather interesting observation. He said that if I send four or five emails to a person within a four...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches you how to use Windows PowerShell to data mine your Sent Items folder in Microsoft Outlook. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was wondering if I would use Windows PowerShell to process my Sent Items in Outlook. I mean, I think there is some interesting data...

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to export Microsoft Outlook calendar information. Hey, Scripting Guy! I was reading your Hey Scripting Guy! blogs that were talking about the 2011 Scripting Games. I was unable to compete this year, but that did not prevent me from watching the games....

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot and diagnose Microsoft Outlook performance issues. Hey, Scripting Guy! I recently upgraded to Microsoft Outlook 2010, and to be honest I am rather disappointed. It seems like it takes forever to launch. I can click the Outlook icon to start...

Summary: Learn how to troubleshoot a WMI VBScript and how to handle Outlook .pst file locking issues in Windows PowerShell. In this post: · Troubleshoot a WMI VBScript · How to Handle Outlook File Locking Troubleshoot a WMI VBScript Hey, Scripting Guy! I am busy learning...

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 Ed Wilson here. In 30 minutes, I have a Live Meeting...

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 to know how to do this. I am not sure it can actually...

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 all day for me to read it. The problem is that some...

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 script that will troll my inbox and display a list...

Share this post: Can I Delete All Items in the Deleted Items Folder? Hey, Scripting Guy! I need a VBScript script that will delete all of the e-mails in the Deleted Items folder. I have tried to do this, but I am not able to get it to delete all of the items in the folder. One time it deletes one or...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I live and I die by my Office Outlook calendar. But Office Outlook sometimes seems to be rather slow when I am logging on first thing in the morning. When I have to boot up my laptop, log on to the network, start Office Outlook, and wait for five minutes just to see what my appointments...

Hey, Scripting Guy! My users seem to think that once they delete an e-mail message, it is gone. Most do not have the concept of going and emptying their Deleted Items folder. Using Windows PowerShell on Exchange, I can easily obtain a report from the server about how much space this stuff is taking up...

Hey, Scripting Guy! The Pointy Headed Boss (PHB) just got back from some kind of stupid management summit, and he has decided he needs to track our work activities more closely. As a result, we now have to give him a weekly progress report. Seems to me that, if he would pay attention, he would know what...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find out how many e-mail messages are in my Junk folder. I found a script that does this with VBScript, but I need to be able to do it in Windows PowerShell. I do not want to delete the junk e-mail, because there are times when it is not junk. But because Office Outlook...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to use a script to create a Microsoft Office Outlook signature, but I can’t figure out how to add a live hyperlink to that signature. Can you help? -- BK Hey, BK. You know, it’s interesting that you mention signatures. During his last two trips to...

Hey, Scripting Guy! We recently implemented a scheme whereby Team Leads or Contract Sponsors may request server access for their Team members by submitting an Excel spreadsheet. To this end, I proposed a script that will open Outlook, look for items in the Inbox that contain a particular Subject line...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that retrieves free/busy time from Outlook? -- JH Hey, JH. As we noted yesterday , the Scripting Guys are back from a whirlwind trip to Orlando, where we flew into town, delivered a pair of instructor-led labs ( Windows PowerShell for VB Scripter s ) and...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to export all my contacts as .MSG files. Is that possible? -- FG Hey, FG. You know, the other day the Scripting Guy who writes this column was watching his … beloved … Seattle Mariners play the Angels. (The Scripting Guy who writes this column enjoys watching the Mariners...

Hey, Scripting Guy! You’ve had several articles that show how it’s possible to find specific email messages in Outlook; for example, you’ve shown us how to find all the emails sent by a particular person. What I was wondering is this: after you find these emails, is it possible to have the script move...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I schedule a meeting to occur every day, Monday through Friday, for two weeks? -- GB Hey, GB. As it turns out, the Scripting Guy who writes this column has not moved to some place where it doesn’t snow in April . That’s not because the Seattle area didn’t get the predicted...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to write a script that does something with all the email messages in my Outlook Inbox. However, I need to sort those messages by the date they were received, and I can’t figure out how to do that. Can you help? -- SL Hey, SL. You know, no doubt a lot of you who read...

Hey, Scripting Guy! My manager does not like appointment reminders; therefore every meeting request she sends is without reminders. I like reminders and I try to remember to turn them on, but sometimes I forget; that means that if I'm not on top of my schedule, I can miss a meeting. How can I write a...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I schedule an all-day event in Microsoft Office Outlook? -- RL Hey, RL. Have you ever heard the expression “every dog has its day”? Well, if you haven’t, the idea is that sooner or later everyone will have their moment in the sun, that sooner or later...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I run a script any time Outlook is started? -- AT Hey, AT. Today is Wednesday, and Wednesday is a busy day here at TechEd IT Forum . For one thing, this afternoon the Scripting Guys will be making a guest appearance at the TechNet Magazine booth. What will they be doing...