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September 2004 - Page 4 of 4 - Scripting Blog [archived]

How Can I Tell if a Server has Rebooted?

September 7, 2004 Sep 7, 2004 09/7/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way to tell whether or not a server has rebooted?-- MvdM(image) (image) (image) Hey, MvdM. We’re assuming that you’re performing a task and, at the end of the task, the computer is supposed to reboot. Needless to say, you want to know, “Well, did the server reboot?” How can you tell whether ...

How Can I Be Notified Any Time a Service Goes Down?

September 3, 2004 Sep 3, 2004 09/3/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I be notified any time a service goes down?-- RN(image) (image) (image) Hey, RN. As usual, there are a couple different ways you can do this, but perhaps the simplest approach is to create a script that monitors WMI events. We don’t have time to do a detailed explanation of WMI events in this column, but...