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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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Friday, October 09, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (10/9/09)

In this post : How Can I Change the Internet Explorer Title Bar? How Can I Create a Password Based on the User's First Name and Last Name? How Can I Bail Out a For...Next Loop When the Number 15 Is Reached? How Can I Modify an Executable File's Compatibility
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Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:25 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Tell if a Computer is Bluetooth-Enabled?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell if a computer is Bluetooth-enabled? -- RR Hey, RR. You know, any time the Scripting Guys get asked something like this, one question immediately pops into our minds: “So where did the name Bluetooth come from anyway?”
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Friday, April 14, 2006 11:06 AM

How Can I Tell Whether a Computer has a Specific CD in It?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell whether or not a computer has a CD named MyApps in it? -- CB Hey, CB. You know, this is one of those questions that the Scripting Guys almost feel bad about answering. Why? Well, at first glance this sounds like it might
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Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:54 AM

How Can I Determine Whether a Computer Has Any USB 2.0 Ports?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Using a script, is there any way to determine whether a computer has any USB 2.0 ports? -- RD Hey, RD. Are you familiar with the movie Freaky Friday , where the mom and the daughter switch bodies (and roles)? Well, we have sort of
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Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:43 PM

How Can I Determine the Current Screen Resolution Being Used on a Computer?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the current screen resolution being used on a computer? You know, things like 1600x1200 resolution, 16-bit color, that kind of information. -- FE Hey, FE. Remember when you were a kid and your mom would have that
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Monday, March 07, 2005 1:10 AM

How Can I Tell If a File Exists on a CD or DVD Drive?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell whether a file exists on any CD or DVD drive connected to a computer? -- GH Hey, GH. Well, one way to do this would be to search the entire file system - including any mapped network drives - and check to see if a file
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12:10 PM

How Can I Get a List of the Devices That Aren't Working?

Hey, Scripting Guy! In Device Manager, any time a device isn’t working that device is marked with a yellow exclamation mark. How can I use a script to get a list of the devices that aren’t working? -- OL Hey, OL. Sometimes in baseball a batter absolutely
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:34 AM

How Can I Determine if a Computer is a Laptop or a Desktop Machine?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way to use WMI to determine whether a computer is a laptop or a desktop machine? -- CB Hey, CB. You bet there is, although if you didn’t know that we have no idea how you’d figure it out on your own. It turns out there’s
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Monday, September 20, 2004 12:39 PM

How Can I Tell if a Computer Has a DVD Drive Installed?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell if a computer has a DVD drive installed? -- GC Hey, GC. No doubt you’re hoping we’ll say something like, “Why, you just use the Win32_DVD class, of course.” Unfortunately, though, we can’t say that; that’s because there
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