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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.
New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use the RunAs command to run a script under alternate user credentials?-- BE(image) (image) (image)
Hey, BE. You know, in the business world one of the hot topics these days is synergy. For example, after The Mighty Ducks became a hit movie the Disney Company went out and bought themselves an NHL ...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have an HTA where information gets written to a text area. How can I print just the information found in that text area?-- DS(image) (image) (image)
Hey, DS. We want you to level with us here: are the Scripting Guys dead? We ask that because we saw the movie The Sixth Sense a few years ago and we understand ...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all my Internet cookies?-- ZO(image) (image) (image)
Hey, ZO. OK, we have to admit it: you tricked the Scripting Guys, and we fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. As soon as we saw your email - and the word “cookies” - there was a mad scramble to see who would get to answer this ...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the name of the local computer using WMI?-- BM(image) (image) (image)
Hey, BM. As you noted in your email we Scripting Guys always tell people that, in WMI, you can simply use a dot (.) to refer to the local computer. For example, the following mini-script connects you to the WMI service on ...
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I select a column of data in Excel and then paste that data into a text file?-- GT(image) (image) (image)
Hey, RR. You know, if you’re like most people, any time you hear the words “Scripting Guys” you undoubtedly think of two things: elegance and sophistication. Despite our well-deserved ...