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July 31, 2010Jul 31, 201007/31/10
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is time for another road trip. This time we are heading to Asheville, North Carolina for the Blue Ridge Classic Horse Show. Somewhere deep in my Scripting Guy lineage is an association with Kentucky,
July 30, 2010Jul 30, 201007/30/10In this post:
How Can I Learn to Script?
Troubleshooting a WMI Issue
How Can I Get the Microsoft Script Debugger to Work?
Choosing Between the 64-bit and x86 Versions of Windows PowerShell
How Can I Learn to Script?
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July 29, 2010Jul 29, 201007/29/10Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use Windows PowerShell to add data to an XML file. Unfortunately, there is no Add-XML cmdlet available. I thought about using the Windows PowerShell Add-Content cmdlet and trying to write my data to the file,
July 28, 2010Jul 28, 201007/28/10
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to write double quotation marks to a text file using Windows PowerShell. I know that in VBScript it was really annoying to do this because the quotation marks ended up getting confused with the quotation mark that was used to indicate the start of a string;
July 27, 2010Jul 27, 201007/27/10
Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it possible to use Windows PowerShell to groom a text file by deleting extra returns and line feeds it may contain? Here is the deal. I have a file that we need to download each day.
July 26, 2010Jul 26, 201007/26/10
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been using AuditPol.exe to verify the audit policy that is configured on our network. The problem is that the report that is generated has a lot of text, and it is not easy to see exactly what is being audited or not.
July 25, 2010Jul 25, 201007/25/10Summary: If a trusted website has an expired or self-signed certificate, you must ignore the error to use Windows PowerShell with the website.
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Years ago I used to teach MCSE training classes and one of my favorites was a course on troubleshooting.
July 24, 2010Jul 24, 201007/24/10Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The sounds outside seems amplified by the inky darkness that grudgingly gives way to the early morning sun. I am sitting on the front porch sipping a cup of English Breakfast Tea, munching on a freshly baked cinnamon scone,
July 23, 2010Jul 23, 201007/23/10In this post:
How Do I Set Indexes in AD DS or AD LDS?
How Do I Remove Windows PowerShell 1.0?
Please Help Me Troubleshoot This VBScript Script!
Can I Get an Offline Copy of All Exchange 2010 Articles on TechNet?
July 22, 2010Jul 22, 201007/22/10
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 to find groups in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) that are not being used. Over the years, we have had several network administrators. Some of them were good, and some had challenges in the “good” category.
