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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create a Custom Function?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am getting tired of typing the long commands used in Windows PowerShell. I know you Scripting Guys seem to show people always typing commands inside the Windows PowerShell console, but I do not think I like to work that way. It is
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Monday, November 09, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Tell Me About Aliases in Windows PowerShell

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been playing around with Windows PowerShell 2.0 in Windows 7 and I think that I like it. However, it seems to require an awful lot of typing. The double command names, such as Get-Process , are somewhat helpful for remembering
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Friday, November 06, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (11/6/09)

In this post : Using the Active Directory DirectoryEntry Class How Can I Run a Script Whenever a New USB Drive Is Attached to a Computer? Making a Specific Windows PowerShell 2.0 Script Work with Windows PowerShell 1.0 Can I Use VBScript to Distinguish
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Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Start an Event Based on When a Registry Value Is Changed?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be notified when a particular registry key value gets changed. The registry value is in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive. What I am trying to accomplish is this: I am using a script to install software. After the first piece of
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Format a Portable Drive When It Is Inserted Into a Computer?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I work with portable USB drives all the time. These are used for backup purposes, for temporary storage, for Sneakernet , and as a means to work with extremely large files that I do not want cluttering up the small hard disk drive
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Be Informed When a Portable Drive Is Added by My Computer?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I would love to be able to write a Windows PowerShell script that will inform me when a portable drive is added to my computer. Do you have ideas you could suggest? -- RC Hello RC, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well it has
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Monday, November 02, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Write an Event-Driven Script?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work. It is not with the pointy-headed boss, but I believe the problem is probably related to him anyway. There is this application that runs on a workstation in our computer room. It is not a client server application,
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Friday, October 30, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (10/30/09)

In this post : How Do I Run Scripts? Which WMI Class Works with IDE Controllers? How Can I Randomize and Repeat Sequences? How Can I Run a VBScript I Find on the Script Center? How Can I Enable the Windows Scripting Host on My Computer? How Do I Run Scripts?
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Tell Me About Remoting in Windows PowerShell 2.0

(Editor’s note: Portions of today's Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post are excerpted from the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices by Ed Wilson which is now available for pre-order .) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have heard that remoting is
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! What Improvements Does Windows PowerShell 2.0 Have?

( Editor’s note : Portions of today's Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post are excerpted from the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices by Ed Wilson which is now available for pre-order .) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious about some of
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! What Are the New Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell 2.0?

( Editor’s note : Portions of today's Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post are excerpted from the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices by Ed Wilson which is now available for pre-order .) Hey Scripting Guy! I am curious about the new cmdlets
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Monday, October 26, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Windows PowerShell 1.0 Scripts on Windows PowerShell 2.0?

( Editor’s note : Portions of today's Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post are excerpted from the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices by Ed Wilson which is now available for pre-order .) Hey, Scripting Guy! I see that Windows PowerShell
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Friday, October 23, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (10/23/09)

In this post : Can I Submit Ideas for the 2010 Scripting Games? How Can I Load the ISE on Windows Server 2008 R2? How Can I Prevent Pop-Up Windows When Running a VBScript Script? How Can I Overwrite Existing Files When Using VBScript and the FileSystemObject?
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Part 2: How Can I Update Many Office Word Documents at Once?

( Editor's note : This is part 2 of a two-part article originally intended for TechNet Magazine . Part 1 was published yesterday .) Now we arrive at the entry point to the script. The first thing to do in the entry point of the script is to create a collection
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Part 1: How Can I Update Many Office Word Documents at Once?

( Editor's note : This is part 1 of a two-part article originally intended for TechNet Magazine . Part 2 will be published tomorrow.) Little clouds of dust rise from the ground like miniature tornados carrying powdery sand that drifts along lazily on
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