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Get Started Managing SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell Cmdlets

  Summary: Scripting Guys guest blogger Niklas Goude shares essential how-to information about using the Windows PowerShell cmdlets to manage SharePoint 2010.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in getting started with using Windows PowerShell cmdlets to manage SharePoint 2010. Do you have any words of wisdom? -- GN   Hello ...

Draw Boxes and Lines in the Windows PowerShell Console Host

  Summary: Microsoft MVP Sean Kearney shows how to draw boxes and lines in the Windows PowerShell console while scripting three reusable functions.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Just when I thought it was safe to open my email, I get a tweet from Sean Kearney saying he has a present for me. Low and behold, Sean has sent ...

Learn How to Customize the Windows PowerShell Script Editor

  Summary: Learn how to customize the Windows PowerShell script editor by using readily available functions from the PowerShellPack.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Even well-planned blogs often go astray. If you have been keeping up with our Weekend Scripter series, you know that today I am supposed to talk about adding a ...

Quick-Hits Friday: Run VBScript from the PowerShell Console, and Search for Multiple Extensions

Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys discuss adding Run As capability to VBScript and using Windows PowerShell to run VBScript. Also discussed: Searching for multiple extensions, and creating a local account and adding it to the local administrators group. In this post:    How Can I Run a VBScript Script from the ...

How to Use PowerShell to Create Shared Folders in Windows 7

  Summary: Guest blogger Sean Kearney shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to create shared folders and set permissions on a Windows desktop.   Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to create shares? -- SK   Hello SK, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Wrapping up Guest Blogger Week is Sean ...