The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

How Can I Tell If an OU Has Any User Accounts In It?

November 12, 2004 Nov 12, 2004 11/12/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell if an OU has any user accounts in it?-- RL(image) (image) (image) Hey, RL. As a matter of fact, there is a way to determine whether or not an OU contains any user accounts: all you have to do is search just that OU for nothing but user accounts. When you perform a search, any “hits” (in this ...

Can I Pin a File to the Start Menu by Using a Script?

November 11, 2004 Nov 11, 2004 11/11/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I pin a file to the Start Menu by using a script?-- ZD(image) (image) (image) Hey, ZD. For those of you who haven’t bought Windows XP yet (hey, what’s the matter with you; we Scripting Guys have families to feed!), by default XP’s Start Menu changes over time: the more you use an application, the more ...

Can I Create and Delete a DSN Using a Script?

November 10, 2004 Nov 10, 2004 11/10/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it possible to create an ODBC Data Sources Name (DSN) on the fly and then remove it when done?-- KC(image) (image) (image) Hey, KC. Is it possible to create and then delete an ODBC DSN? To tell you the truth, we weren’t entirely sure. As it turns out, however the answer is this: as long as you’re willing ...

Can I Use a Script to Rename All the Files in a Folder?

November 9, 2004 Nov 9, 2004 11/9/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I use a script to rename all the files in a directory and include a "pl-" prefix plus the original file name?-- JP(image) (image) (image) Hey, JP. It’s interesting how many people need to do something similar: they need to rename all the files in a given folder, either by appending the date, changing the ...

How Can I Change the Internet Explorer Home Page?

November 8, 2004 Nov 8, 2004 11/8/04

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I change the Internet Explorer home page by using a script?-- AH(image) (image) (image) Hey, AH. It’s Monday morning, and after a hard weekend of sitting around watching football, we decided to take it easy this morning. Yes, you can change the Internet Explorer home page by using a script; all you have to...

Scripting Blog [archived]

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