Windows PowerShell 3.0 is now available for download!

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Hey, Scripting Guy! From the command line, how can I use a script to open a file and replace text; for example, how can I replace all instances of “Jim” with “James”? -- JW Hey, JW. As we’ve found out numerous times when dealing with text files, there...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use a script to show me all the files in a folder? And then how can I modify that script so it shows me all the files in any subfolders of that folder? -- CS Hey, CS. Yesterday we showed everyone a script that changed...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the SID for a user account? -- MD Hey, MD. For those of you whose eyes glaze over any time they see an acronym (not that we blame you), SID is short for Security Identifier. A SID is a unique ID string (e.g....

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use the RunAs command to run a script under alternate user credentials? -- BE Hey, BE. You know, in the business world one of the hot topics these days is synergy. For example, after The Mighty Ducks became a hit movie...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the disabled user accounts in Active Directory? -- RT Hey, RT. Now, just remember, you asked for this. We have a script that returns a list of disabled user accounts in Active Directory; the only problem...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Using Windows PowerShell, how can I replace all the asterisks in a text file with some other character? -- RC Hey, RC. You know, a lot of people ask the Scripting Guy who writes this column, “How do you do it? How do you...

Summary : The Scripting Wife learns how to use Windows PowerShell and regular expressions to replace text in strings. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. I just finished a meeting with the Microsoft TechEd people about doing a series of five...

Summary: Learn how to install Windows PowerShell on Windows 7, how to detect 32-bit PowerShell, or how to read an offline registry. In this post: Install Windows PowerShell on Windows 7 Detect 32-bit PowerShell Read an Offline Registry...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I search a text file of product IDs and retrieve just those lines that meet a specified pattern? -- WT Hey, WT. Before we get to today’s question we were wondering if anyone else has seen the commercial for the car that...

Learn how to simplify your Windows PowerShell Script by using parameter validation attribute.

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Summary : Learn how to install Windows PowerShell 2.0 on Windows XP, and how to distribute files between two folders.   In this Post: Where Can I Download Windows PowerShell 2.0 for Windows XP? How to Distribute Files Between Folders   Where...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a Web site to the Trusted Sites zone in Internet Explorer? -- NR Hey, NR. As it turns out, trusted sites are actually stored in the registry; consequently, adding a Web site is simply a matter of creating and configuring...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m using the FileSystemObject to create an XML file. However, I need to put double quote marks around some of the items in that file. How do I do that? -- JP Hey, JP. According to your email, you’re trying to write the following...

(Note: This blog post appeared originally as an article on the old Microsoft Script Center. It was originally published in December 2005. We are resurrecting it here by popular demand.) Sometimes the things that should be so easy turn out to be incredibly...

Hey, Scripting Guy! One thing I miss in Windows PowerShell is the ability to use a Try/Catch/Finally block that I can use in C#. To me it is an elegant solution to error handling. You attempt something, catch any resulting errors, and clean up the mess...

Summary : The Scripting Guys discuss using Windows PowerShell to change a user's Active Directory password in this how-to article. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to change a user’s password by using Windows PowerShell. In the VBScript...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I run a Windows PowerShell script from the Run dialog box or from a shortcut? In the Run dialog box I type something like c:\scripts\test.ps1 but my script just opens up in Notepad. -- RS Hey, RS. We have just one thing...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to start a service on a remote computer? -- NA Hey, NA. You know, a few years ago a professor named Francis Fukuyama wrote a book called The End of History and the Last of Man , a book which stated...

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to quickly find installed software on local and remote computers.

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Hey, Scripting Guy! At work we need to use a proxy server to connect to the Internet; when I take my laptop home to work, however, I don’t need to use a proxy server. I know I can use the Internet Options in Control Panel to change between using a proxy...

Learn how to use error handling in your Windows PowerShell scripts.

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Hey, Scripting Guy! What can you tell me about PowerShell Community Extensions ? -- KH Hello KH, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Probably the best person to answer your question is Keith Hill, our guest blogger today. About...

The All Links on One Page for the 2012 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games is essential for monitoring the latest information about the games.

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Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to be able to pause my script, then have it resume as soon as the user presses any key on the keyboard. How do I do that? -- AL Hey, AL. Boy, this question takes us back: “Press any key to continue,” along with “Abort...