Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change a user’s password using a script? -- GO Hey, GO. You didn’t indicate whether you wanted to change the password for a local user or for an Active Directory user. But that’s OK: the processes are so similar we’ll...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to save my script output to a text file rather than displaying it on screen? -- KP, Ogden, UT Hey, KP. If you always want your script to save data to a text file rather than display it on screen, then you’re...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to automate Microsoft Excel? -- MW Hey, MW. Yes, it’s true: the week of November 6-10, 2006 will be Windows PowerShell Week on TechNet, with the Scripting Guys presenting a series of webcasts (one...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I mask passwords using an InputBox? -- PG Hey, PG. If you’re hoping to mask passwords using a function or method built into WSH or VBScript we’re afraid you’ll be disappointed; neither technology supports password masking...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’d like to have a script that can search my computer for all files older than a certain date, and then automatically delete those files. Can I do that? -- GM Hey, GM. Can you write a script that will search for and delete all the...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guys guest blogger Niklas Goude discusses using Windows PowerShell cmdlets to manage lists, views, and items in SharePoint 2010. Hey, Scripting Guy! How do I manage lists, views, and items using Windows PowerShell and...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an alternative to the Wscript.Shell command for HTAs? I need to run an application and specify the file to open. -- DL Hey, DL. Yes, we do know of an alternative to the Wscript.Shell command that will work in HTAs, and...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell whether a value exists in the registry on a remote computer? -- AL Hey, AL. Full disclosure time: even though we go by the name The Scripting Guys , we don’t claim to know everything there is to know about scripting...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to manage scheduled tasks using scripts? -- RC Hey, RC. You just had to ask that question, didn’t you? To be honest, this is not one of scripting’s strong points, and you might be more confused after hearing...

Summary : Management of SharePoint 2010 document libraries by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets is explored in this Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post. Hey, Scripting Guy! Please tell me about document management with SharePoint and Windows PowerShell...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script that returns the names of all the users in an Active Directory group. How can I sort those names in alphabetical order? -- JW Hey, JW. Ah, yes, sorting data: the bane of script writers everywhere. Unfortunately...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a domain user to the local Administrators group in a computer? -- MB Hey, MB. One reason we started doing this column was because we wanted to know more about what system administrators do (and script) on a regular...

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Marco Shaw, discusses writing output from Windows PowerShell.

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Summary : The Microsoft Scripting Guys host guest blogger Niklas Goude as he discusses site management using Windows PowerShell cmdlets. Hey, Scripting Guy! How do I manage sites in SharePoint 2010 by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets? -- KM ...

Learn how to add, modify, or verify values in a Windows PowerShell array, and discover two easy techniques for sorting your array.

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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a script that compares two email addresses and tells me whether or not they are the same. Sometimes the email addresses are the same, but the case is different: for example, one address might be example@abc.com and the other...

The 2011 Scripting Games begin on April 4, 2011, and run through April 15, 2011. The Scripting Games are the premier learning event of the year for IT pros and others who want to master Windows PowerShell. For each of 10 events, you as a registered contestant...

A long time ago, even before any of the Scripting Guys were born, people used to walk from one place to another. Not for exercise or recreation, but because they had to get somewhere. Those who were fortunate enough to have other forms of transportation...

Using Windows PowerShell, how can I retrieve a list of all the computer accounts in my domain? -- TE Hey, TE. You know, several years ago the Scripting Guy who writes this column was playing basketball with one of his brothers. Because there were a...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way I can install a font using VBScript? -- RS Hey, RS. As a general rule, the Scripting Guy who writes this column steers clear of popular culture. (Actually, it’s not just a general rule; popular culture has a restraining...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I use a script to change the timeout value for the screensaver on a computer? -- JN Hey, JN. For some reason, Microsoft’s scripting technologies come up a little short any time you’re talking about Windows settings and components...

Summary : Learn how to use the Get-WinEvent Windows PowerShell cmdlet to filter the event log prior to parsing it. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am confused. I have enjoyed using the Get-EventLog Windows PowerShell cmdlet. It is fast, and easy to use. However...

Summary: Learn how to use the Windows Task Scheduler to run Windows PowerShell commands automatically. Hey, Scripting Guy! One of the things that is a bit frustrating about reading the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog is that it seems as if you expect network...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a new registry key? -- DL Hey, DL. First of all, for those of you who get all your news from the Hey, Scripting Guy! column (as if there was any other source for news and information?) we are happy to report that...

Summary: Learn about the Microsoft Active Directory Windows PowerShell cmdlets, and use them to find active and disabled users.

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