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October 2009 - Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (10/30/09)

October 30, 2009 Oct 30, 2009 10/30/09
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In this post:   How Do I Run Scripts? Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to open the script environment because the Script Center site implies that this is best for running scripts to avoid all the windows that can be returned. I cannot seem to find a way of running this. I tried clicking Start -> Run -> &ldquo...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Tell Me About Remoting in Windows PowerShell 2.0

October 29, 2009 Oct 29, 2009 10/29/09
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!-->!-->(Editor’s note: Portions of today's Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post are excerpted from the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices by Ed Wilson which is now available for pre-order.)Hey, Scripting Guy! I have heard that remoting is one of the cool new features of Windows PowerShell 2.0. What are the ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! What Improvements Does Windows PowerShell 2.0 Have?

October 28, 2009 Oct 28, 2009 10/28/09
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(Editor’s note: Portions of today's Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post are excerpted from the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices by Ed Wilson which is now available for pre-order.) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious about some of the new features of Windows PowerShell 2.0. I know that all of the old cmdlets ...

Windows Management Framework (with Windows PowerShell 2.0) was officially released today!

October 27, 2009 Oct 27, 2009 10/27/09
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Windows Management Framework, which includes Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0, was officially released to the world this morning.  You can now easily manage your Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7,  Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP computers through Windows PowerShell ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! What Are the New Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell 2.0?

October 27, 2009 Oct 27, 2009 10/27/09
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(Editor’s note: Portions of today's Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post are excerpted from the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices by Ed Wilson which is now available for pre-order.) Hey Scripting Guy! I am curious about the new cmdlets that are available in Windows PowerShell 2.0. Do you have some sort of a ...