Showing results for July 2010 - Page 4 of 6 - Scripting Blog [archived]

  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to work with Group Policy Objects (GPOs) by using a Windows PowerShell script. I understand there are new Group Policy cmdlets in Windows 7, but when I use the Get-Command cmdlet, I do not see any cmdlets. Is this a Release-to-Web (RTW) feature, or did it not make the cut for the final product? -- CT   Hello...

  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the cool things about Windows PowerShell is that if you do not like the way it does things, you can change it. If there is something that is lacking in the released product, you can often find it in a module that someone has written and posted to the web. There are several good modules available...

  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The first weekend after vacation—ah! During my one-on-one meeting with my manager this past week, Steve asked me, “How is it going?” I replied, “I need a vacation from my vacation.” That tends to be the rule with me rather than the exception. I seldom get to vacate on vaca...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! What can you tell me about PowerShell Community Extensions? -- KH   Hello KH, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Probably the best person to answer your question is Keith Hill, our guest blogger today. About the guest blogger: Keith Hill is a five time Windows PowerShell MVP. He has a Master’s degree fr...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to be able to integrate VBScript scripts into my Windows PowerShell code. I also have some batch files I wish I could use with Windows PowerShell. I do not want to have to rewrite code that works perfectly fine. Is this possible? -- SK   Hello SK, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I have many VBS...