July 2009 | Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (7/31/09)

ScriptingGuy1July 31, 2009Jul 31, 200907/31/09

How Can I Migrate AutoText When I Upgrade from One Version of Microsoft Office to Another? Hey, Scripting Guy! We are in the process of converting from Office 2003 to Office 2007. Many people use AutoText and I am trying to automate the process of converting or bringing over their AutoText. I created the below ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Move a Group from One Organizational Unit to Another?

ScriptingGuy1July 30, 2009Jul 30, 200907/30/09

<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Hey Scripting Guy! I need to be able to move a group from one organizational unit to another. The problem is that our network has thousands of groups and organizational units. What I ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Add a User to Multiple Groups?

ScriptingGuy1July 29, 2009Jul 29, 200907/29/09

Hey Scripting Guy! It seems that I can never find what I need anymore. I am looking for a Windows PowerShell script that will add a user to multiple groups. The user and the group are in the same organizational unit, and I do not want to have to run the same script multiple times to add a user to multiple groups. It should be easy to do, right...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Remove All Group Members in Active Directory?

ScriptingGuy1July 28, 2009Jul 28, 200907/28/09

Hey Scripting Guy! I have several groups created in Active Directory whose membership has changed dramatically. Rather than go through a long list of users and try to manually clean up the list, I would like to just delete all the users from the group so that I can later add the newly approved members to the group. I have checked around, and ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create Organizational Units with Windows PowerShell?

ScriptingGuy1July 27, 2009Jul 27, 200907/27/09

(Note Today’s response is taken from Ed Wilson’s book, Windows PowerShell Step by Step, which is available on Microsoft Press.)Hey, Scripting Guy! At my company, we are often called upon to create objects in Active Directory. I do not mind using the Active Directory Users and Computers tool. It’s kind of fun to use. We ...

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July 2009 | Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (7/31/09)

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Move a Group from One Organizational Unit to Another?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Add a User to Multiple Groups?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Remove All Group Members in Active Directory?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create Organizational Units with Windows PowerShell?

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