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September 2008 - Page 2 of 2 - Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Find Information About the Network Adapter Cards on My Computer?

September 9, 2008 Sep 9, 2008 09/9/08
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! When I use WMI to query for network cards on my laptop, it comes back with 32 network cards. 32! I am not lying. My laptop does not even have 32 slots, so how does it have 32 network cards in it? How can I find information about the "real" network cards on my laptop? I figure I should only have two: the wired NIC and ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Tell When I Last Logged On?

September 5, 2008 Sep 5, 2008 09/5/08
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! I came into work this morning and my computer was running, and it was logged in. Of course I have a locking screen saver, and the screen was locked, but I am positive that I logged out and shut down my computer last night before I went home. Now I am wondering if someone logged into my computer. I know about the ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Use Windows PowerShell to Run the Same WMI Queries Against Multiple Computers?

September 3, 2008 Sep 3, 2008 09/3/08
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to run the same WMI queries against multiple computers on our network. Can I do this with Windows PowerShell?- KB Hi KB, Not only can you do this with Windows PowerShell, but you will be surprised at how easy it is to do. If you can create a text file in Notepad, you can run your multiple queries against ...