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Hey, Scripting Guy! With Windows PowerShell, How Can I Get the Same Information I Get Via PerfMon?

February 16, 2010 Feb 16, 2010 02/16/10
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(image)    (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Your article on accessing performance counters was pretty cool, but it did not really tell me anything. For example, I am interested in getting the same kind of information in Windows PowerShell that I can get in Performance Monitor (PerfMon). Is this possible?-- KB (image) Hello KB, ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 for Performance Monitoring?

February 15, 2010 Feb 15, 2010 02/15/10
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(image)    (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I love using performance monitor. I was a big fan of it back in the Windows NT 4.0 days, and I have been using it ever since. It seems, however, that beginning with Windows Vista you people have messed it up. In trying to make it easier for a clueless individual to use, you have absolutely ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Using Functions to Convert Weight Measurements (Part 2)

February 14, 2010 Feb 14, 2010 02/14/10
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(image)  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I am still hanging out down here in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, in the United States of America. The laid-back, relaxed attitude has allowed me time to reflect on the new Weekend Scripter series I am writing. The following seagull picture I took seems to reflect this deep thought. Looks...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Using Functions to Convert Weight Measurements (Part 1)

February 13, 2010 Feb 13, 2010 02/13/10
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(image)  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. If you have been following us on Twitter, you know that I have been out for nearly a week due to ear surgery. While I have been recuperating, I have had a lot of time to think about the module we started last Saturday, and that we continued last Sunday. The Scripting wife took me to South ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! A Scripting Overview of Windows PowerShell 2.0 (Part 2)

February 11, 2010 Feb 11, 2010 02/11/10
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(image) (Note: Today's Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog post is an edited excerpt from a forthcoming SAPIEN Press book authored by Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks. Don has published more than 30 books about IT pro topics; you can also find him in TechNet Magazine, on ScriptingAnswers.com, and on concentratedtech.com. Jeffery has authored or co-authored ...