December 2009

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create a Disk Space Report in a Word Document?

ScriptingGuy1 December 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009 12/31/09

Hey, Scripting Guy! We are having problems with several of our servers at work. Several of them were upgraded from Windows NT 4, and as a result, we are constantly running into disk space issues on the C: drive. I would rather manage the problem than take the servers down and rebuild them because we already have budget to ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Retrieve the Custom Properties of a Microsoft Word Document?

ScriptingGuy1 December 30, 2009 Dec 30, 2009 12/30/09

Hey Scripting Guy! One of the things that I hate about Microsoft Word is the custom properties that can be set on a document. Ok, well maybe I do not actually hate the custom properties. In fact, I would love to love them. The problem is that after they are set, they actually seem to disappear forever. I cannot get them via ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I List All the Properties of a Microsoft Word Document?

ScriptingGuy1 December 29, 2009 Dec 29, 2009 12/29/09

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to find a Windows PowerShell script that will list all the properties of a Microsoft Word document. I am not talking about the size and the date of the document; those are file properties. I am talking about stuff like the author, the subject, and those properties most people never know even ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Italicize Specific Words in a Microsoft Word Document?

ScriptingGuy1 December 28, 2009 Dec 28, 2009 12/28/09

Hey, Scripting Guy! I do not know about you, but I hate having to italicize certain words. Actually, I hate italicizing all words because I do not like removing my hands from the keyboard, grabbing the mouse, and then searching for where the text formatting menus have moved in Office 2007. If I could simply type my Microsoft ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (12/25/09)

ScriptingGuy1 December 25, 2009 Dec 25, 2009 12/25/09

In this post: How Can I Get a List of All Drivers Available to a Computer? Hey, Scripting Guy! I liked your articles about how to get a list of the installed device drivers. However, I want to get a list of all drivers available for installation in the Windows Vista driver store (in other words, a list of hardware...

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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create a Disk Space Report in a Word Document?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Retrieve the Custom Properties of a Microsoft Word Document?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I List All the Properties of a Microsoft Word Document?

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Italicize Specific Words in a Microsoft Word Document?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (12/25/09)

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