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February 2009 - Page 3 of 4 - Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (02/13/09)

February 14, 2009 Feb 14, 2009 02/14/09
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How Do I Troubleshoot Some Scripts Not Executing on Certain Computers? Hey, Scripting Guy! I have VBScripts executed using GPOs per organizational unit. For some reason, the scripts are not executed on certain computers. Sometimes, clicking Repair on Local Area Network connection and logging off does the trick. Any ideas why this is ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Generate a List of My Group Policy Objects?

February 12, 2009 Feb 12, 2009 02/12/09
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Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a number of Group Policy Objects (GPOs) that are not really doing anything. In fact, they are about as useless as an old hound dog with sinus problems. What I need is an easy way to find these old GPOs and produce a list so I can decide if I wish to delete them. Can you help me?- JGHi JG,"That dog won't hunt." I...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create New Group Policy Objects?

February 11, 2009 Feb 11, 2009 02/11/09
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Good morning. We are in the process of modifying our Group Policy implementation, and I anticipate having to create 15 or so new Group Policy objects. I know that I can open the Group Policy Management Console, right-click, and go through the wizard, but I would prefer to have a script that would create the Group Policy ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can Get a List of All My Orphaned Group Policy Objects?

February 10, 2009 Feb 10, 2009 02/10/09
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem. I have been elected, given the honor, granted the opportunity to excel (whatever management euphemism you wish to use to describe giving me more work) to clean up our Group Policy strategy. The problem is that the previous Group Policy administrator had no strategy. As a result there are dozens of Group ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I List All Group Policy Objects in a Domain?

February 9, 2009 Feb 9, 2009 02/9/09
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Do you ever wonder how some people ever get their jobs? We had a guy who was hired to organize our Group Policy implementation. The person was a loser. I mean, I do not think he could even spell Group Policy. Needless to say, the whole thing has morphed into some kind of Salvador Dali Space Elephant that bears little ...