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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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 Delete Unread Emails That Are More Than 6 Months Old?

June 30, 2007 Jun 30, 2007 06/30/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a lot of users who let unread email messages pile up in their Outlook Inboxes; after awhile, that causes their Inboxes to fill up. How can I write a script users could run that would delete any unread messages that are more than 6 months old?-- ST (image) (image) (image) Hey, ST. You know, sometimes it...

How Can I Prompt for a Computer Name and Then Delete That Computer Account From Active Directory?

June 29, 2007 Jun 29, 2007 06/29/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that prompts the user for a computer name, then goes out and deletes that computer account from Active Directory?-- PH (image) (image) (image) Hey, PH. As a general rule, technical writers never experience writer’s block. Why not? Well, writer’s block usually comes about because you ...

How Can I Remap Network Drives So They Use an IP Address Rather Than a Computer Name?

June 28, 2007 Jun 28, 2007 06/28/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I remap network drives so they point to the IP address of the remote computer rather than the computer name?-- YM (image) (image) (image) Hey, YM. You know, yesterday we started off this column by saying, “Never mind,” referring to the fact that, in a previous article, the Scripting Guy who writes ...

How Can I Search For Red Text in a Microsoft Word Document?

June 27, 2007 Jun 27, 2007 06/27/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a huge document that features occasional lines printed in red. How can I extract just the lines that are printed in red?-- GH (image) (image) (image) Hey, GH. To begin with, the Scripting Guy who writes this column would like to say just one thing: never mind. In yesterday’s column the Scripting Guy who...

How Can I Create a Folder for Each User in My Domain?

June 26, 2007 Jun 26, 2007 06/26/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a folder for each user in my domain? I’d like the folder name to consist of the user’s first initial and their last name (for example, KMyer).-- GN (image) (image) (image) Hey, GN. You know, this has been an interesting week for the Scripting Guys. Why? Because absolutely nothing interesting...

Scripting Blog [archived]

June 2007 - Scripting Blog [archived]