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Friday, November 20, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (11/20/09)

In this post : Troubleshooting a Windows PowerShell Script Using the Replace Operator How Can I Get a List of Certificates and Their Expiration Dates? Can I Change a Registry Value on 200 Computers? Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Delete Folders Within
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Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Quickly Check Stocks with Windows PowerShell?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a customized MSN home page. I really like the new layout, but it is rather inefficient to open Internet Explorer, and wait for a few minutes just to check out the latest stock prices. What I need is a Windows PowerShell script
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use a Web Service to Find Weather for a Specific City?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I thought your script yesterday was pretty cool, but there is a problem with it. Retrieving the weather from a script is awesome; however, I need to know which cities are available. If I want to know the weather in Sydney, Australia
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Web Services?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I remember reading about things called “Web services” a long time ago. It seems that I do not hear much about these anymore. Do they really exist, and if so what are they good for? -- GK Hello GK, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson
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Monday, November 16, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is There an Easier Way to Work with XML Files?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a file that I need to parse. It is an XML file, and it is very ugly. Who in the world ever thought that an XML file would be better than a plain CSV file? Unfortunately, Microsoft seems to be enamored with XML, and I cannot
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Friday, November 13, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (11/13/09)

In this post : Dealing with Quarantined File Types and Exchange Server Scanning Multiple Remote Computers and Creating a Resultant CSV File How Can I Check for the Latest Daylight Saving Time Update? Troubleshooting the Use of WSMan with Windows PowerShell
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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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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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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Part 2: How Can I Make Sure That a WMI Provider Exists Before Using It in a Script?

( Editor's note : This is part 2 of a two-part article originally intended for TechNet Magazine . Part 1 was published yesterday .) To obtain information about the provider for a WMI class, you will need to open the class. Click the Open Class button,
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Monday, October 19, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Part 1: How Can I Make Sure That a WMI Provider Exists Before Using It in a Script?

( Editor's note : This is part 1 of a two-part article originally intended for TechNet Magazine . Part 2 will be published tomorrow.) The sun had barely thought about coming up as I stepped aboard the catamaran that would take me from the Circular Quay
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Friday, October 16, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (10/16/09)

In this post : Has the WMI Problem with Dates and Daylight Saving Time Been Resolved? How Can I Change the Color of Error Messages in the Windows PowerShell Console? How Can I Read a Text File and Update 2,000 User Accounts? Can I Use a WildCard Character
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