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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Install Windows PowerShell Modules on Multiple Users' Computers?

January 19, 2010 Jan 19, 2010 01/19/10
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  Hey, Scripting Guy! I really dig that I can have a module that contains functions and things. This seems like it would be groovy to use to customize my Windows PowerShell environment. The thing is that I do not want to be hopping around from desk to desk from user to user to copy module files into esoteric and obscure locations. There ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Install Windows PowerShell Modules on Multiple Users’ Computers?

January 19, 2010 Jan 19, 2010 01/19/10
ScriptingGuy1
  Hey, Scripting Guy! I really dig that I can have a module that contains functions and things. This seems like it would be groovy to use to customize my Windows PowerShell environment. The thing is that I do not want to be hopping around from desk to desk from user to user to copy module files into esoteric and obscure locations. ...

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

January 18, 2010 Jan 18, 2010 01/18/10
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  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been reading on Twitter and on various Web sites about Windows PowerShell 2.0 modules. However, I am not sure what a module is. Or why I would want to use one. Can you shed some light?-- MH Hello MH, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I spent much of the morning in a meeting. It was a really cool ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (1/15/10)

January 15, 2010 Jan 15, 2010 01/15/10
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In this post:   How Can I Repair WMI Installations Remotely? Hey, Scripting Guy! I am faced with a weird issue where I have more than 600 machines in which WMI seems to be corrupted. When I did a search on the Internet, I found that it can be repaired if we log in to individual computers, stop the WMI services, ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create a Windows Visio Drawing of My Workstations' Disk Subsystem?

January 14, 2010 Jan 14, 2010 01/14/10
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  Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to do a drawing of the disk subsystem on my workstations. We are getting ready to upgrade to Windows 7, and I want to find out which computers have drives that are more than 50 percent full. In addition, I need to know the size of the drives. If I could make a Microsoft Visio drawing using Windows ...