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Use PowerShell to Remove Personal Information from Excel

September 7, 2010 Sep 7, 2010 09/7/10
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Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to remove personal and other information from Microsoft Excel workbooks in this Scripting Guys article.   Hey, Scripting Guy! At times, I really hate where I work. It seems everyone is always scared. They are scared to say what they really think in meetings, they are scared to make ...

Save a Microsoft Excel Workbook as a PDF File by Using PowerShell

September 6, 2010 Sep 6, 2010 09/6/10
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guys show you how to use Windows PowerShell to save a Microsoft Excel workbook as a PDF file.    Hey, Scripting Guy! There are some things I really enjoy about working for a small company. I am the only IT person, and as a result I get a chance to do everything. I work with the Exchange Server. I add ...

How to Create a Customizable Profile for the PowerShell ISE

September 5, 2010 Sep 5, 2010 09/5/10
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  Summary: Learn how to create a customizable profile for the Windows PowerShell ISE. The Microsoft Scripting Guys walk you through the steps.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is a quiet Sunday morning here in Charlotte, North Carolina. The female humanoid that shares my domicile has departed. She used her last remaining ...

Adding Custom Menu Items to the Windows PowerShell ISE

September 4, 2010 Sep 4, 2010 09/4/10
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson provides step-by-step instructions for adding custom menu items to the Windows PowerShell ISE.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. A long long long long time ago in a far far far far away land, I used to write code in a language called WordBasic. Using Word Basic I could completely automate...

Using Windows PowerShell to Determine Service Launch Order

September 2, 2010 Sep 2, 2010 09/2/10
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Summary: The Microsoft Scripting Guys show how to determine service launch order by using Windows PowerShell and WMI in this helpful step-by-step article.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find out the order in which services start on my computer. To properly shut down a computer, the services should stop in reverse order that they start...